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- LETTERS, Page 6ARMED AMERICA
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- While I agree that the number of killings in this country is
- getting out of hand (NATION, Feb. 6), I do not support most of the
- ideas for gun control. I would be terrified to live in a nation
- where only the criminals had guns. However, I do recognize the
- sense of requiring a waiting period between the purchase and the
- pickup of weapons.
-
- David Pawson
- Dallas
-
- Legislation to outlaw liquor in the '20s didn't work, and
- attempts to ban drugs obviously haven't been effective. TIME's
- proposals would create an even bigger black market and make a
- criminal of the average citizen. Thank God for the National Rifle
- Association.
-
- John Armanini
- San Rafael, Calif.
-
- Only when ducks start wearing bulletproof vests and thieves
- join together in large numbers to burglarize homes would I consider
- supporting the sale of semiautomatic rifles to the public.
-
- John Gonzale
- Miami
-
- Unfortunately, your report overlooked the U.S. legal system,
- which tolerates plea bargains with hardened criminals and
- negotiations with street gangs. If we're going to regulate gun
- sales, maybe we should ban pornography, TV violence and junk food
- too.
-
- Andrew J. Sulich
- Southfield, Mich.
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- A kinder and gentler society? I would have preferred safer.
-
- David B. Michels
- Northridge, Calif.
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- I had good reason to be glad I had just purchased a new
- 12-gauge shotgun a few weeks ago, when two men tried to break
- through my front door. The firearm persuaded the would-be attackers
- to leave in a hurry.
-
- David B. Herndon
- Atlanta
-
- People who insist on their Second Amendment rights should be
- issued an M-1 but be forced to keep it at the local armory and go
- there to drill with the militia once a month.
-
- John R. Glover
- Muskego, Wis.
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- You should have noted that guns have often served to protect
- and save lives. Firearms are not nearly so bad as you have
- portrayed them.
-
- Stephen Fickes
- Pittsburgh
-
- Lawful people are already being shot in this country, and at
- a time when they are armed to the teeth. What do opponents of gun
- control think is needed to protect America's innocent citizens?
- Over-the-counter grenade launchers perhaps? Maybe home missile
- kits?
-
- Dennis D. Michaels
- New York City
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- Before promoting the limitation of strategic weapons on the
- international scene, the U.S. should exercise arms control inside
- its own borders.
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- Robert L. Jackson
- Cambridge, England