Guns do not shoot by themselves
I am writing to you after reading the Nov. 19 editorial addressing gun control proposition. I must say that I’ve owned and used guns since I was 16, and now I am 56 years of age.
This case involving two cousins, one shooting the other dead, is certainly a great tragedy. The drama is being continued in the family; imposed by the state, by not accepting the events enacted by the witnesses. By all accounts this happened because a gun was handled without precaution or safety.
To invoke gun control in the country by saying “Country needs tighter control laws,” is wrong.
As much as there are gun laws, it would have been not effective. This happened, by what I understand from reading the events in the papers, by handling a gun by unwise practices. I do receive the NRA magazine each month and in the first section of that magazine, there are reports from all over the country on how citizens defended themselves from great harm or home invasions because they had a gun in the house.
One should not confuse the issues and take advantage of tragic events to advance the view of gun control. Guns do not shoot by themselves. If one is in his house at night sleeping in safety, one reason is that there are policeman with guns guarding the peace. However, if that guardian is five miles away, it becomes the responsibility of the home owner to protect his family self and property.
Henry Nazarian
East Pittsburgh