July 31, 2003

Anti-gun laws won’t prevent crimes

It is obvious that letter writer Gary Lowe, (“Access to guns harms U.S. security,” July 25), doesn’t much like guns and wishes they would just go away. But, as the old saying goes: If wishes were fishes there would be no room in the sea.

The most casual research of the facts will show that firearms are used overwhelmingly for lawful purposes. As to needing more “common-sense restrictions on access to firearms,” anyone who has been paying attention knows that firearm restrictions have been increasing steadily for almost 30 years now, along with the crime rate.

Prompt arrest, prosecution, conviction and incarceration of criminals is the answer to this problem ? not feel-good laws and wishful thinking.

Noel Funchess
Cleveland