Letter: A courageous stand

Published: Wednesday, May 2 2012 12:00 a.m. MDT

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Linda and Richard Eyre's piece on stemming the tide of gun violence is the best newspaper article we have read in months.

Linda and Richard Eyre's piece on stemming the tide of gun violence is the best newspaper article we have read in months. Were one of our political candidates to take such a courageous stand, this alone would very nearly secure our votes in the upcoming election. Thanks to the Eyres for unequivocally calling attention to one of the severest problems plaguing our nation each day.

Wayne Barrett

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Esquire

Springville, UT

Gun control is not an answer to gun violence? Are you kidding me? Of course it is. It may not be the only response, but it is important. That's like saying, let's make pornography available to all so it cuts down on the problems More..

10:50 a.m. May 2, 2012
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John Charity Spring

Back Home in Davis County, UT

The Eyre's have shown great courage in standing up for what is right, even though it is an unpopular cause in this State. But right is right, whether popular or not.

The legislature believes that the best way to prevent crime is to More..

9:33 a.m. May 2, 2012
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Roland Kayser

Cottonwood Heights, UT

The murder rate today has fallen to half of what it was at its peak from the late seventies through the early nineties. It is actually back down to the level of 1960. Obviously any murder is one too many, but we've made remarkable progress.
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9:52 a.m. May 2, 2012
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