Letters: Sensible regulations

Published: Tuesday, Jan. 15 2013 12:00 a.m. MST

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Summary

I have a lethal weapon in my home. It is in my garage. It is my car. It is my right to own this car.

However, if I wish to use it, I must have a state license plate, a visable sticker showing it is in good, operating condition, insurance in case of damage or personal injury and a driver's liscence that indicates I have the knowlege and ability to utilize my vehicle properly.

And, I don't require a high speed race car to drive to the grocery store.

Katherine Carpenter

Murray

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Steve C. Warren

WEST VALLEY CITY, UT

Thanks for the letter Katherine, which makes a good point.

By the way, concerning this argument that it takes a good person with a gun to stop a bad person with a gun, doesn't everyone who owns or packs a gun view themselves as More..

9:25 a.m. Jan. 15, 2013
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one old man

Ogden, UT

An excellent letter. It stands in stark contrast to the frequent, thoughtlessly repeated nonsense against gun control that the NRA and its supporters keep tossing out.

But thinking, reasoning, and making sincere efforts are much more More..

8:29 a.m. Jan. 15, 2013
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Kent C. DeForrest

Provo, UT

This analogy breaks down at the most fundamental level: a car is a vehicle, not a weapon. A gun is a weapon. Period. It's primary purpose is to shoot and damage or kill things. Some guns have only one purpose: to shoot and kill or injure people. More..

10:10 a.m. Jan. 15, 2013
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