In a recent letter to the editor by Steve Kramer (“Healey’s one-woman effort against assault weapons is a welcome step,’’ Letters, July 27) commenting on Attorney General Maura Healey’s recent interpretation of what constitutes an “assault’’ rifle, Mr. Kramer says the unilateral nature of Ms. Healey’s action is “of little concern.’’ I’d like to make a few word changes to his comments, and then ask if he and others who see nothing wrong with this approach if they still agree: “The fact that the effort was unilateral, without negotiation with prochoice organizations, is of little concern. Planned Parenthood and other prochoice advocates have never been known to be bilateral participants in efforts to promote reasonable restrictions on abortion. Ashcroft’s effort will encounter friction from prochoice advocates and providers. So be it.’’

I strongly suspect the answer depends on whose ox is being gored.

Stephen Mathis

Boston