Letters: Gun ban needed

Published: Thursday, Jan. 24 2013 12:00 a.m. MST

Summary

I support President Obama's plan to reduce gun violence. I see nothing that jeopardizes a citizen's Second Amendment rights or threatens to take away a citizen's right to bear arms.

"Guns don't kill people, people kill people" is a common slogan that I hear repeated continually. I doubt that the loss of life would have been as great as it was at Sandy Hook Elementary had the assailant been unable to obtain an assault rifle and magazines of ammunition. Assault rifles and similar weapons were designed for war and killing the enemy by laying down a "field of fire." It's tragic that the purchase of assault rifles and other weapons was ever allowed among the general public.

Now is the time to do something about gun violence.

Bartly Mathews

Salt Lake City

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JoeBlow

Far East USA, SC

The title assigned to this letter is disingenuous at best.

With hard searching, one can probably find some people who want to "ban guns".
However, the mainstream is not advocating "banning guns"

But it is More..

6:11 a.m. Jan. 24, 2013
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Mountanman

Hayden, ID

All you need to know about this issue is to remember than cops carry guns to protect themselves, not you! Self protection is THE best protection because bad guys will ALWAYS get guns and a gun in your hand is always better than a cop on the phone!

7:32 a.m. Jan. 24, 2013
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JoeBlow

Far East USA, SC

"cops carry guns to protect themselves"

The cops I see do carry guns. They carry pistols. They are highly trained and accountable for their actions. They are screened for mental stability and proficiency with their weapon. They More..

7:39 a.m. Jan. 24, 2013
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