{"id":211856,"date":"2021-03-26T01:28:17","date_gmt":"2021-03-25T22:28:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/letters-to-the-editor-march-26-2021\/"},"modified":"2021-03-26T01:28:17","modified_gmt":"2021-03-25T22:28:17","slug":"letters-to-the-editor-march-26-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/letters-to-the-editor-march-26-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"#Letters to the Editor \u2014 March 26, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Letters to the Editor \u2014 March 26, 2021<\/strong>”
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The Issue: Calls for increased gun regulation after a shooting in Boulder, Colo., that left 10 dead.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Another individual with app<\/a>arent emotional problems went out and bought a gun legally. He then used the gun to kill 10 strangers, including a policeman (\u201cLunacy,\u201d March 24).<\/p>\n

There are just too many of these incidents on a regular basis to be ignored. There must be decisive action.<\/p>\n

However, numerous Republican senators refuse even to discuss the matter. Their belief goes against the opinion of the majority of Americans, who include gun owners, who want sensible gun regulations.<\/p>\n

It is time that Republican leadership follows the will of the people and acts in the best interest of Americans, not the NRA.<\/p>\n

If people want to have guns in the house for self-defense, then that should be allowed. Nobody should own military-type weapons.<\/p>\n

Alan Podhaizer<\/em><\/p>\n

Brooklyn<\/em><\/p>\n

I object to the claim that \u201cyour town could be next,\u201d as if there were a mass shooter under your bed or in your closet (\u201cA National Shame,\u201d Editorial, March 24). Such talk is little more than fearmongering.<\/p>\n

Historically speaking, there is no shortage of examples of governments exploiting the fears of citizens in order to deprive citizens of their rights. Consider the PATRIOT Act post-9\/11.<\/p>\n

Those rights are natural, individual and inalienable, as actually stated by the Founders.<\/p>\n

Jan Kumelowski<\/em><\/p>\n

Hudson, Ky.<\/em><\/p>\n

People are being gunned down. Even before we can grieve over the last mass murder, another gun rampage has happened. Doing nothing, time after time, doesn\u2019t work.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s do better. Let\u2019s regulate gun use like we regulate automobile use: license gun owners to use their weapons after they pass a safety test, a background check and gun inspection.<\/p>\n

The law should require periodic license renewal as well as insurance for any damage done by the gun owner.<\/p>\n

Gun ownership is enshrined in the Second Amendment, yet use of these weapons can and should be regulated.<\/p>\n

Bruce Joffe<\/em><\/p>\n

Piedmont, Calif.<\/em><\/p>\n

Stop blaming an inanimate object, such as a gun, for the way lunatics use them. Would you feel better if he used a homemade bomb or a knife or a vehicle?<\/p>\n

The problem lies with the criminal. Stop your anti-gun rhetoric because that won\u2019t solve the problem.<\/p>\n

Dominic Bertoldi<\/em><\/p>\n

West Orange, NJ<\/em><\/p>\n

Clearly, Matthew Walther\u2019s PostOpinion piece \u201cDeadly Hobby\u201d (March 25) emanates from his appropriate disgust over Monday\u2019s mass killing in Boulder, Colo.<\/p>\n

However, I disagree with his conclusion. The Second Amendment does not speak to the interests of hunters or self-defense. It speaks to a well-regulated militia as being necessary to the security of a free state.<\/p>\n

As Walther recognizes that most AR-15 owners are law-abiding citizens, it does not therefore logically follow that it is necessary to ban the rifles.<\/p>\n

Now we learn that the shooter was known to the FBI for his associations and was known for being aggressive, possibly with severe mental-health issues (always a good excuse). So why don\u2019t we crack down on that model of person?<\/p>\n

Stanley M. Rubin<\/em><\/p>\n

Fresh Meadows<\/em><\/p>\n

I rarely disagree with the viewpoints taken by The Post\u2019s editorial page, but I think you got it wrong this time.<\/p>\n

My first issue is with the statement that \u201ccurbing guns is what led to New York City\u2019s three-decade reduction in murders.\u201d It misses a key component: Curbing illegally possessed guns made the difference with tools like stop-and-frisk and the anti-crime unit.<\/p>\n

Prohibiting law-abiding citizens from owning firearms wouldn\u2019t do anything to prevent criminals from using their illegally possessed guns.<\/p>\n

I do agree with the need for background checks to include mental-health screening, so long as it\u2019s not cost prohibitive or abused and everyone is guaranteed due process if they feel they were unfairly denied. <\/p>\n

George Rath<\/em><\/p>\n

Congers<\/em><\/p>\n

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