

If there were fewer guns, U.S. would be a safer place

Ed Selender, Derby

There already has been appreciable publicity about many people’s anger over what may have been The New York Times’ ill-conceived Aug. 6 headline “Trump Urges Unity vs. Racism.” But I strongly feel many of the Times’ detractors may be overemphasizing the above mistake, while overlooking what the Times did get right on the front page […]


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  1. If there were fewer guns the US would be a LESS safe place. The MSM is an appendage of the dem/socialist party and a joke; and journalism died long ago. The polls, experts, pundits, and so called research cited have zero credibility and numerous situations on a daily basis show us the liberal policies, name calling and attempted coup make this country a dangerous place. Cities under their control are like third world countries and our citizens are suffering and dying while they breathlessly demand “something be done” They need to be banned from the public square next we enter the polling booth. Their constant promotion of law breaking, lies, corruption and the fleecing of Americans for their new voting block makes it very clear……. we need more guns not fewer. They are a vile and dangerous mob, and the MSM gives them cover.

  2. They reduced guns in Venezuela to 0 than shot people for eating out of garbage trucks . And do not be fooled liberals want that here in essence total control.

  3. You need to read Dr. John Lott’s book, “More Guns, Less Crime”, which says it all in it’s title and is based on unbiased research, not emotional ranting. What also proves you wrong is the fact that in states with the least restrictive gun laws, like Constitutional carry, they have the lowest crime rates and specifically lower violent and gun related crime rates!

    • Free, Dr Lott is a quack. If your theory of more guns less crime were true, the United States would be the safest place in the world. More guns equals more murders, more suicides, more accidental shooting deaths. You cannot spin it. The facts are the facts. You live in fear. You took the bait from fox news.

      • philthy and like minded folks make the very point they are trying to dispute. It is not a “theory” that more guns equal less crime. The data is out there and it is indeed a curious situation when so many are so willing to be bamboozled by the MSM that has proven itself liars again and again. People who will suffer if the left attains it goal to disarm citizens, are helping perpetrate the lies that will eliminate their freedom and the country they leave their grandchildren. Can’t make this stuff up.

  4. Make no mistake, the liberal democrats do not care about innocent victims, their only desire is to advance the agenda of disarming the American people so that their eventual goal of imposing a socialist regime will be unopposed.

  5. Why not make gun confiscation Step #2?
    Step #1 is eliminating guns from all movies, tv show, video games … to bring a calming effect to the nation. Seems that could begin immediately. Or would that be an unacceptable overreach of the government?

  6. philthy, I respectfully disagree with your statements. First, John Lott is a well respected researcher and the facts bear out his assertions. For you to resort to name calling merely exposes your ignorance on the subject. I have had the oppurtunity to travel the world extensively, and I can tell you that the United States is the safest nation on earth, with one caveat; the overwhelming gun violence in this country is committed by inner city gang members, drug users, young males exposed to violent music and video games, and criminal illegal immigrants. Now if we could eliminate those threats, that would be a huge improvement.

  7. Allone states the obvious which has not been brought out in any media articles we have seen on these shootings. All that point to is the “white” race over and over again.

    Another step would to be enact laws around “social media” and it’s cult like followers.

  8. If there were less of the people like this writer, we’d be safer.

    Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety. Ben Franklin So as Mr Franklin would say to you sir. Get out of my country.

  9. The shooters in San Bernadino had a stockpile of explosives. As horrific as things were, it could have been worse.

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