Following is a letter to the editor I submitted to the Columbus Dispatch after the Ohio Governor closed all non-essential businesses:
Gun Violence
Political, social, and criminal justice issues associated with the proliferation of firearms in America
Carry a Gun in Ohio With No Firearms Training!!
We all know that insanity pervades the Trump Administration. But now it’s obvious state government is infected as well. Ohio case in point:
Mass Shooting of Students – Schools are the Problem
Like many Americans I have been brokenhearted by the senseless slaughter of so many of our young people. I have desperately searched for a common thread in all these violent episodes.
Reality Therapy On Mass Shootings
As a result of the recent Florida school massacre we are again engaged in a national debate about gun control. I admire young people from all over the country who are putting up a valiant fight to get sane gun control legislation. Sadly though, after the initial shock subsides, no legislation of significance is likely to occur just as it didn’t after Sandy Hook.
Las Vegas Last Week – Where Next?
We passed another milestone in America this past week: the worst mass shooting in modern American history. Predictably, almost before the shooting stopped, the gun control advocates were “up in arms”, so to speak. But this time Republicans have chimed in as well saying we need to look at “banning bump stocks”. Even the NRA, caught a bit off its game, is promoting more regulation, but not legislation.
Guns in Daycare Centers? Really?
Following is a Letter to the Editor of the Columbus Dispatch I wrote on July 7th of this year in response to a new gun rights bill introduced into the General Assembly. The bill would have eliminated prosecution of individuals who carry concealed weapons into schools, day care facility, police stations, and other sensitive places provided that they leave the premises if asked to!
Reassign Officer Mason!
The story of the 13 year old boy shot by Columbus Police last Wednesday night is a tragedy of the first order. I beg the community to wait for the investigation to be completed before rushing to judgement.
Gun Rights Insanity
About 30,000 people die of gunshot wounds every year in the US. Is that OK? And the vast majority of those deaths are not accidents but intentional killings!
Black, White, or Gray?? 