WCrawford
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I read another stupid letter to the editor in the Tennessean (Jan 6, 2010) today.
Here is the text (as the link won't last too long).
I read another stupid letter to the editor in the Tennessean (Jan 6, 2010) today.
Here is the text (as the link won't last too long).
And my (as of this writing) unpublished response:After reading the Jan. 1 article “Guns-in-bars supporters not discouraged by poll,” it became more apparent to me our legislature is not working for the majority of the people they represent.
When almost 70 percent polled state they oppose the law passed that allows handguns in restaurants that serve liquor, it shows the special interests are being represented instead of the majority of the citizens.
I’ll continue to patronize the establishments that engage in the common sense of not allowing guns, but don’t get me wrong. I support our gun rights but also support guns in the right places.
David Maclean, NASHVILLE 37205
David Maclean stated, "I support our gun rights but also support guns in the right places."
I have to ask, where are the right places? It seems to me that the right places are those that ban guns. Why? Because that is where the vast majority of this country's mass shooting have taken place.
Nov. 5, 2009 at Ft. Hood Texas: 13 soldiers killed and 30 wounded in a place that non-law enforcement is not allowed to carry a weapon for defense.A
April 3, 2009 in Birmingham, NY: 13 killed in in a state that won't issue carry permits to its "subjects".
Feb. 14, 2008 at Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL: 5 dead and 18 wounded at a gun free zone in a state that doesn't recognize its "subjects" right to self defense.
Dec. 5, 2007 at a mall in Omaha, NE: 8 dead and 5 wounded in a gun free zone.
April 16, 2007 at Virginia Tech: 32 dead, cowering under desks, because they were in a gun free zone.
Feb. 12, 2007 in a mall in Salt Lake City, UT: 5 dead and 4 wounded in a gun free zone.
Oct. 2, 2006 at West Nickel Amish School in PA: 5 children killed in a gun free zone where no one could have attempted to save them.
March 21, 2005 at Red Lake HS in Red Lake, MN: 7 dead and 7 wounded in this gun free zone.
March 12, 2005 in Brookfield, WI: 7 dead and 4 wounded at a church gathering in a hotel in a state that will not allow its "subjects" to carry for self defense.
These are just a few examples. There are only two common denominators. Gun free zones have plenty of potential victims and criminals don't follow the law.