Mr. Ring, my right to personal self-defense is not
negotiable. It is not subject to “re-examination,” looking at from
another angle, reconsideration, modification, or “sensible”
restriction based on false premises and false promises of safety by
a government that cannot or will not provide it.
The
notion that “no one is talking about confiscation of firearms” is a
lie. Examine the Violence Policy Center’s charter for proof to the
contrary. The notion that Westerners are pathologically fond of
firearms is nothing but sneering condescension on the part of those
too lazy to learn the contrary, and I am disappointed to read it in
your column. You know better, or you ought to.
Timothy Curry
Cocolalla,
Idaho
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