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- LETTERS, Page 6ARMED AMERICA
-
- 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.
-
- A kinder and gentler society? I would have preferred safer.
-
- David B. Michels Northridge, Calif.
-
- 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.
-
- 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
-
- Before promoting the limitation of strategic weapons on the
- international scene, the U.S. should exercise arms control
- inside its own borders.
-
- Robert L. Jackson Cambridge, England
-