Letters to the Editor for June 18
Make schools saferThe recent school shootings have people asking the government to do something, anything. But such rash decisions usually result in bad law. To put things in perspective, there were 24 school shootings in 2019 in an estimate of 98,271 public schools. That’s an event rate of 0.0002%. In other words, schools are extremely safe. While any deaths are a tragedy, the response should be measured to the risk.
Let’s see, do you lie at every chance, to make you more Trumping? Do you promote hate and distrust in the world? Have you used your assault weapon to terrorize children, maybe even kill? Do you promote insecurity and build walls instead of promote friendship and humanity? I might add that our Pima County Public Library is also a wonderful resource and it’s free. They provided wonderful service at the height of the pandemic and continue to do so. Hooray El Rio, Woods and Himmel. Thank you.
This letter writer says “we should try reading the Bill of Rights without interpretation” to understand the Second Amendment. The Bill of Rights says nothing of a “God-given right to protect themselves and their families.” This interpretation was made by the letter writer. Such rights, like God-given and from our Creator are in the Declaration of Independence. The framers also talk about “Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness.
So what are they doing that is taking so long, working on the budget or working on real gun laws to curtail gun violence? No, instead they are trying to make it harder to vote. They would rather enact anti-abortion laws than save already born children in school. Nancy and I have been involved in many social struggles together over the years — including for women’s rights, RedForEd, and against gun violence. She is the real deal — an impassioned fighter whose voice we need in the Legislature.Soaring gas pricesSen. Mark Kelly is working to lower costs. A trip to the gas station didn’t used to be a stressful outing, but it is now that I’m paying over $4 for a gallon of gas.