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Civility needed in gun control debate
Thank
you so much for your excellent editorial on Feb. 1 about lack of civility in the gun control debate. The talk on
common sense gun regulations has gone beyond any pretense of civility by many,
and this calm statement may help. There seems to be so much paranoia,
with people expecting the worst, rather than trying to work out what would be
best for everyone.
Priscilla
Dannies
New
Haven
posted by Matt DeRienzo at
9:34 PM
1 Comments:
We hear comments like, there is no need for a high capacity magazines or Assault Rifles. Who decides what a citizen needs? Do we need cars and motorcycles that can go 180 mph? Do we need alcoholic beverages? The latest annual statistics indicate over 30,000 deaths result from speeding vehicles and 10,000 from drunk driving, killing 211 children. Should we demonize citizens who own high powered vehicles and call them murderers? Should we register citizens that purchase alcohol and beer? If I own a car and have a bottle of scotch in my home, should I be entered into a National Database? These absurdities do not apply to these individuals, yet are readily aimed by legislators at gun owners. This emotional bias has to be addressed.
All pistol permit holders under go background checks and like hunters must take a NRA and state approve safety course to obtain and carry a gun. The real problem is the mental health system not legal gun owner. However, it appears some people think we can legislate sanity
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