Sen. Diane Feinstein’s proposed near universal gun proposal must fail. This law is poorly considered. It must be defeated, not softened, and it must be defeated forcefully. Why?
In an increasingly dangerous world, American citizens need to have the means to protect themselves from criminals and crazies. The only thing that stops an armed attacker is another man with a gun fighting back —then the attacker usually runs or kills himself.
The police are too slow when life is on the line. We therefore need to provide the credible likelihood that the attacker will meet immediate opposition. A few armed teachers would have greatly reduced the carnage in Connecticut, but the school was a “gun-free” zone, so the crazy was unopposed and was quite safe until police arrived. Even the likelihood that the teachers were armed would have sent him elsewhere. The defenders need to have concealed carry so they cannot be identified by the attacker before an incident begins.
Right now, our most dangerous places are our gun-free places — DC, NYC, Chicago, etc — and gun-free schools, cinemas, and malls. The criminals won’t obey the law and will have weapons, but in gun-free zones they are assured of having no opposition. So that is where these incidents always occur.
They may be crazy, but they are not stupid. I do not want America to fall into this all-too-familiar trap: gun control — gun confiscation — totalitarian rule.
I want American to remain the land of the free.
So I recommend instead a bill encouraging all states to initiate voluntary firearms training for the principals, teachers and staff of our public schools and colleges and encouraging concealed carry by citizens in all our high-crime and high-population centers.
Then we can watch the crime drop, not escalate!
— Bob Moore
Goshen
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Gun ownership should be strengthened
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Safety along C.R. 35 is a concern
This letter is meant to bring awareness and hopefully corrections in regard to C.R. 35 in Elkhart County. Something needs to be done immediately to enforce the laws pertaining to the use of C.R. 35.
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Goshen should stick with ‘Redskins’
I must respond to the letter to the editor from Mr. Ron Chupp (The Goshen News, May 9). What’s in a name, Mr. Chupp? I too have a Native American heritage, and for some reason, I am not offended by the term Redskins, or brown skins or any other color of skins.
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More important issues than a nickname
I would like to, in the most respectful way possible, respond to Mr. Chupp’s letter (The Goshen News, May 9) regarding the ongoing debate over the term “Redskins” being used as the nickname and mascot for the Goshen school system.
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There is hope through God
May I share what happened to me after praying about the issue of whether to have guns carried by school authorities at Goshen High School. While calling out to God, my question was: Why have we as a nation come to trusting in government agencies, such as Homeland Security, rather than obeying the Constitution in what you have declared through our forefathers?
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Sheriff has this reader's support
This letter is in defense of the Constitution and Bill of Rights, and in response to Shari Mellin’s letter (The Goshen News, May 8) about Sheriff Brad Rogers not obeying the laws related to anti-gun legislation
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‘Redskins’ nickname is offensive
The question posed (in the May 5 edition) was, “What’s in a Name?” In the case of the GHS (Redskins) mascot, it is insult, degradation, racism, and an ongoing slap-in-the face reminder of the disgusting manner in which my Native American ancestors were treated by Europeans.
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Millrace projects threaten a Goshen gem
The city of Goshen is in the 11th hour for the five Redevelopment Commission members to hear the voices of its residents concerning the millrace redevelopment proposals at its next meeting at 4 p.m. on May 14.
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We don’t need a community center
We want to keep this short and to the point. We keep reading articles and letters in the papers about the proposed community center in Goshen. Our question is why?
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Freedom-loving Americans want our country back
We are living in unprecedented times. The “America” of today is not the America that many of us grew up in.
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