Decatur, Ala. | Tuesday, May 21, 2013
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Letter to the Editor
Americans to blame for shooting

To The Daily: A man dressed in black and heavily armed entered a movie theater, killed and wounded many people. He booby-trapped his apartment using advanced technology, spending over $10,000. No one noticed his activities. Now, everyone is shocked, asking, “How could this happen and who is to blame?”

I blame the American people and politicians, because neither will assume responsibility to protect themselves or others from misuse of firearms. Most people insist on their Second Amendment right to bear and own guns. But rights come with duties and responsibilities, and yes, why not own a weapon for protection, collection or hunting?

The current process of purchasing a weapon is too easy and needs of be changed. It is easier to buy a gun and ammunition than Sudafed with pseudoephedrine. I can only buy one package at any given time, and must show my ID. Otherwise, forget buying any medicine. But gun control is always a political issue and it’s hard to get votes when a politician takes a stand to tighten requirements or questions the Second Amendment.

I believe some kind of registry for gun control is needed to record and monitor every gun owner, the kind and count of weapons and the amount of ammunition purchased.

I also believe limitations on how much ammunition can be bought are necessary to avoid tragedies. Military-style weapons should never be available to everyone. To determine which customers are psychologically stable enough to buy firearms is too complicated, unless there is proven evidence of a condition.

I wonder how many shootings it will take until politicians, and consequently, the Americans who elect them, realize only strict rules and monitoring of gun purchases could prevent individuals from killing innocent people.

Christa French

Decatur

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The person to blame is the man who committed the acts. Gun laws are only there to keep honest citizens honest. Criminals will always find a way to get what they want.

One of the dumbest LTE I've ever read.

Have you considered moving to Syria? I agree with Ted.

"only strict rules and monitoring of gun purchases could prevent individuals from killing innocent people"

Quite a lack of objectivity on your part here, Christa. Do you really believe your own words, that ONLY rules and monitoring will prevent killing? Have a look at Great Britain and other areas of the world that do what you've suggested and objectively review their overall results. Increases in every violent crime rate they have.

As far as limiting ammunition purchases or possession, how many bullets do you think it takes to kill 50 people? Thousands... hundreds? Naw, one box of 50 can do it.

Criminals do not follow laws, they can buy them on the street, or go to Mexico and buy them from our government! FAST AND FURIOUS, anyone??

Every state in the U.S. already has 'strict rules' about 'killing innocent people'. Has that ever prevented such a killing spree?

And if you think buying 'pseudoephedrine' requires a lot of paperwork and approval, when was the last time you bought a handgun?

bless her heart.

What about knives and home made explosives that can use everything from ammonium nitrate to glycerin.....?

Forks make people fat! Outlaw forks!! Only then can people begin becoming thin.

And today the Daily reported on kids trying to make a homemade bomb...something that is all too easy to do.....next thing you know the Daily will want people to register their purchases of gas, diesel fuel and ammonium nitrate.....

Silly me, so out of touch.....no wonder I couldn't find ammonium nitrate to fertilize my new Bermuda sod....I just found out the feds are already registering buyers of ammonium nitrate....Why not just do a good job enforcing the criminal laws and quit harassing reasonable people.......

When they outlaw guns only outlaws will have guns . You will be in a fancy little rowboat going to heck then Christa. pull your head out of your butt and look around , criminals don,t obtain weapons legally. Do a little real time research on the facts about legal gun owners before you start wanting to take mine and others guns or limit our rights to own them and protect ourselves.

If I choose to collect guns as a hobby and buy ammo to shoot in them at the range to learn to shoot properly and accurately that is my business not some bleeding heart that thinks taking away legal guns will stop anything. All it will do is raise crime rates and violence and strong arm robberies etc. , because they know their prey won,t be armed. You fight off the moron thug trash with a broom , I,ll stick to my weapons and ammo. You stick to cleaning house and raising babies for your welfare check and let peoples rights alone. This looney toons moron that shot all these people pulled the trigger , the weapons did,nt do anything they are inanimate objects , what you need is to figure which looney does not need a gun would be a better example.

Not normal law abiding citizens that value their rights and the right to protect themselves from Idiots like him and yourself

Joseph Stalin and Adolf Hitler agree with this letter to the editor. They implemented gun control early in their political careers.

The shooter at the Sikh Temple is a Wisconsin native & lived there at the time of the shooting. RNC Chairman Rience Priebus is a Wisconsin native. So is extreme right wing republican Senator Paul Ryan.

Makes a person wonder. Hhhmmmmm?

Oh, and the shooter never missed a Rush Limbaugh broadcast & watched Fox News every day. This according to latest info about the shooter's FB page. Again, hhhhmmmmm?

FOLKS YOU CAN LIMIT THE AMOUNT OF AMMO FOLKS BUY AND HAVE WHAT NUMBER WOULD YOU USE AS A LIMIT FOR SOME ONE WHO SHOOTS TARGETS FOR A HOBBY 100 OR 5 WELL BULL CRAP NO ONE WHO HAS EVER DONE MASS MURDER USED OVER 100 SO GET OVER IT ---WE THE PEOPLE HAVE THE RIGHT TO BEAR ARMS --THOSE WHO MIS USE THEM JUST LIKE MURDER BY VEHICLE HAVE THE RIGHT TO BE JAILED FOR LIFE OR BETTER STILL JUST ELIMINATED FROM OUR POPULATION. AND GOD FORBID I EVER BE ON THEIR TRIAL.

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Christa French...get your head out of your backside!!

That's right Gina....only Republicans are bad. Just ask your hero of a president. I would love to say more but I have to go make people like you a living!

I would respond in kind, but hve more class. Now, I have to go to work (12 hour shifts) so folks like you can continue paying little or no income tax. You do not have anything to do with supporting me. By the way, have you even paid any income taxes since Bush gave you rich folks the right to not do so?

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