I was puzzled by the conclusions drawn by Thomas Parrish and Bob Moore regarding gun control. How will “eliminating gun ownership... affect our national security?” We will still have the largest, most well-trained and technologically advanced army in the world to protect us. How, exactly, will removing assault rifles from a few ordinary citizens make a dent in national security?
Mr. Parrish claims he is scared of a tyrannical government rising to power and that we citizens will need our assault rifles to overthrow it. Yet, Mr. Parrish and his pals stood by with their guns doing nothing while King George (W. Bush) took most of our rights away by shredding the Constitution with the “Patriot” Act.
I agree that poor enforcement of existing laws, lack of prosecution for gun crimes, cuts to mental health treatment and glorification of violence in movies and video games need to be addressed. But we also need to address the availability of assault rifles, multiple-round magazines, and armor-piercing bullets if we truly want to solve the problem.
And I would like to know where Mr. Moore found his research proving that, “The only thing that stops and armed attacker is another man with a gun fighting back”? And what proof does he offer that “A few armed teachers would have greatly reduced the carnage in Connecticut”? Most of us are aware that mere speculation masquerading as “facts” proves nothing.
Furthermore, I was deeply offended by Mr. Moore’s characterization of people with psychiatric illnesses as “crazies.” This is a slap in the face to millions of Americans who are dealing with debilitating, but treatable, illnesses. This comment was demeaning and insulting, and this type of negative labeling is the exact reason that people who need mental health treatment do not seek it. I am not surprised that Mr. Moore would make such a slanderous remark, but I am surprised and disappointed that The Goshen News would print it.
— Ron Chupp
Goshen
Letters to the Editor
Pro-assault rifle letters puzzling
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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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