If it weren’t such a serious subject, I would have laughed at Sharon Smith’s letter to the editor Sunday. Surely, Ms. Smith can think back to civics class and recall the Second Amendment didn’t mention anything about mountain lions, bear or possums.
As a matter of fact, the Second Amendment is a rather short, one-sentence amendment that clearly states, “the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.”
These words leave no room for a “suitable compromise.”
I will agree with her that the wild animal population isn’t what it was in the 1700s. However, the population of “wild” human beings has significantly increased.
It should also be noted that Washington, D.C., has had the most restrictive gun control laws in the country, and yet it has one of the highest murder rates in the nation.
Bryan Shoemaker
Statesville
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