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12:55 PM Friday, November 27, 2009

In the Hamilton JournalNews’ Nov. 16 editorial “Tracking a bad law’s aftermath,” the closing statement reads, “We’re glad someone is trying to keep a tally of the carnage.” The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines “carnage” as “great and usually bloody slaughter or injury (as in battle).” Anytime there is loss of life, it is sad and terribly unfortunate; however, 77 sporadic deaths out of 300 million people can hardly be defined as “carnage.”

There are bad people everywhere and they will continue to use whatever they can get their hands on to kill. ... Should we ban the concealed carry of box openers and pocket knives to prevent these deaths? ...

What exactly was the point of this editorial? What I see is either a huge misunderstanding about firearms and permit holders, or the folks at the Violence Policy Center and the Ohio Coalition Against Gun Violence clearly have an agenda to manipulate public opinion about concealed carry or just guns in general.

Most people fear what they don’t understand. Once a person buys into the fear, they often push their misguided or uninformed beliefs upon the rest of the world. Just about everyone I know owns a firearm and some have (conceal-carry) permits. I have yet to hear any of them speak about the “macho fantasy” presented in the editorial.

What I do hear them speak of is the fear of car jacking, robbery, rape, murder, etc. Carriers dread any situation which would require them to pull out their weapon; nor do they want the tidal wave of activity that would follow the use of that weapon.

I am certain of one thing: All legal gun owners would rather be “judged by 12 than carried by six.” ...

Terrance Huff

Hamilton

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