To the editor:
In the last week there have been several letters to the editor supporting gun control. Gun control is not the answer. These people seem to think if gun control is legislated then there won’t be any more shootings. They don’t seem to understand that the only ones turning in their guns will be the law abiding citizens.
There are more fatalities in car accidents each year than in shootings. Shall we take our vehicles away? Last week a woman plowed down pedestrians in Las Vegas. No, we are not going to take our cars away. But 33,808 people were killed in fatal car crashes compared to 11,208 in firearm homicides in 2011.
The basic problem is a lack of respect. People do not show respect for others anymore. People lack a work ethic, common sense and a responsible attitude. People are being raised with an “entitlement mind set.” They think government should take care of them and all their needs and wants. Children no longer have to show respect to their parents, to their teachers, or to their neighbors. Children are being raised to get whatever they want whenever they want and they do not have to work for it.
We need to return to teaching values to our children, return prayer to school and bring back a common sense work ethic, then and only then will we see a change in society.
Darlien France Dufur
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