Death is forever and there's no tomorrow
Letter to the Editor
To the Editor:
I have a CCW permit. I feel it is my right to own and carry a gun within the law. Our forefathers said we have the right to own and bear arms to defend our country and protect our family, not to kill our kids.
At the age of 18, I and many other kids – and yes, we were kids – were drafted into the military and our government imposed the right for us to bear arms, and we were sent off to do the dirty deed of killing our fellow man for whatever reason. Some of us in our 60s and 70s are still having flashbacks. Some are alcoholics and some can’t cope with society, all because of what was embedded in our heads at an early age. Killing for any reason is something you never forget. The youth of today must realize one thing: death is forever and there is no replay. It’s over. No tomorrow.
Growing up at home we were taught gun safety at home by our parents or a responsible adult. We teach sports, the safe use of power tools and many other vocations. We even have to take a class in order to drive a car that we are told is a deadly weapon. Perhaps it should be mandatory for a person to be 21 and take a safety class and have a clean background check in order to own a gun. I feel that assault weapons have no use in our society; they should be only for military and police.
In my opinion, the gun has its place in our society. The freedom we know and sometimes take for granted was made possible by our brave forefathers and the gun. Without them, we could be under British rule.
This is just my opinion.
Terry Eagle
Creston
I have a CCW permit. I feel it is my right to own and carry a gun within the law. Our forefathers said we have the right to own and bear arms to defend our country and protect our family, not to kill our kids.
At the age of 18, I and many other kids – and yes, we were kids – were drafted into the military and our government imposed the right for us to bear arms, and we were sent off to do the dirty deed of killing our fellow man for whatever reason. Some of us in our 60s and 70s are still having flashbacks. Some are alcoholics and some can’t cope with society, all because of what was embedded in our heads at an early age. Killing for any reason is something you never forget. The youth of today must realize one thing: death is forever and there is no replay. It’s over. No tomorrow.
Growing up at home we were taught gun safety at home by our parents or a responsible adult. We teach sports, the safe use of power tools and many other vocations. We even have to take a class in order to drive a car that we are told is a deadly weapon. Perhaps it should be mandatory for a person to be 21 and take a safety class and have a clean background check in order to own a gun. I feel that assault weapons have no use in our society; they should be only for military and police.
In my opinion, the gun has its place in our society. The freedom we know and sometimes take for granted was made possible by our brave forefathers and the gun. Without them, we could be under British rule.
This is just my opinion.
Terry Eagle
Creston
