Criminals will get guns regardless of the laws Re: “D.C. gangs make the case for concealed weapons,” Letters, June 29
Who is Brian Wrenn kidding in his June 29 letter about allowing law-abiding citizens the right to defend themselves in the District? Doesn’t he know that well-meaning liberals prohibit lawful gun possession to protect us from ourselves?
After all, in societies where guns have been snatched out of the hands of law-abiding citizens, violent gun crime rates have plummeted. Oh wait, they haven’t.
In fact, in societies where governments restrict our right to defend ourselves, only criminals have access to guns.
If someone is willing to break the law to rob a bank or another human being, they’re more than likely willing to break the law to gain possession of a firearm. It’s disregard for the rule of law that’s at issue here, not gun ownership.
I believe it was sci-fi author Robert Heinlein who said, “An armed society is a polite society.” Time for gun-grabbing liberals to learn some manners.
Matthew Hurtt
Arlington
Dems’ anti-Mormon ‘bias’ is just against Republicans
Re: “Anti-Mormon bias persists, notably among Democrats,” June 28
Examiner columnist Byron York either cannot think straight or he wants to mislead readers.
It is obvious that the so-called “bias” of Democrats against Mormons is because of the fact that the only Mormons under discussion in national politics are Republicans. There is no evidence that Democrats are any more “biased” against Mormons than against other Republicans.
Three years ago, did York claim that Republicans were biased against women because they would not have voted for Hillary Clinton? Really!
Gilbert Adams
Washington
Summer camps enrich, not a place to ditch
Re: “Parents ditch kids at summer camp,” June 26
I usually find The Examiner to be a fantastic, informative and balanced newspaper. However, I was shocked and disappointed to receive the Sunday paper with this inflammatory headline splashed across the front page. The article was a gross misrepresentation of the overall value of summer camps and hurtful to parents who work hard to provide enrichment for their school-age children.
Summer camps are an opportunity for children to try new things, develop skills and enhance their academic learning. Referring to a parent’s choice of summer camp as “ditching” the kids is irresponsible on The Examiner’s part. Parents choose summer camps for a lot of reasons other than that it can be less expensive than day care.
I cite my own experiences as a working parent raising two girls. Attending camps helped them further develop their athletic skills, including sports and activities that were not offered at school or didn’t fit in during the school year. They went to tennis, tae kwon do and gymnastics camps just to try something new.
Drama, cooking and sleep-away camps helped them develop self-confidence and healthy eating, and meet new people who will be going to the same school with them. Math and science camps helped them prepare for middle-school math and encouraged an apparent interest in scientific experimentation.
I hope that in the future, you will seek broader perspective before making such an unfair statement.
Tanya M. Smith
McLean
