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COMMUNITY VOICE: The Effects of Gun Control

That letter of 3-6-13 had a number of misstatements that need correcting. The writer claimed to like visiting London, Limerick, and Tokyo but obviously doesn’t want to live there. Actions speak louder than words. No mention of Rome, Paris, or Berlin? His blaming men for the world’s problems shows an agenda.

The reason pilots are armed with a pistol on combat missions is to allow them to shoot into their fuel tank to destroy the aircraft if they are ever forced to land behind enemy lines.

That writer quoted Justice Holmes out of context. Did he get his information from a magazine or newspaper? You can yell “FIRE!” in a crowded theater if there is a fire. Even though it could start a panic like the one that killed 400 people in Chicago when it was a false alarm. In modern times people can be trampled to death when a panic causes a stampede.

The US has never suffered from a military putsch like some countries that restrict personal ownership of firearms. Why didn’t that writer mention countries that are south of the border? In America big cities with Gun Control are less safe than small rural towns where people own firearms. There are other factors.

Since the 1968 Gun Control Act the number of firearm deaths have escalated by 70%. Why ask for laws that don’t work as claimed? Aren’t Gun Control lobbyists either paid liars or fools? Your opinion may vary, but the facts are still true.

Ronald A. Sobieraj

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