Comments on: Letter to the editor: Let’s discuss school security

By: CA Smith

CA Smith — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 22:19:16 +0000

To Dr. Gary Meyers: Thank you for writing and being active on this subject. Your have written a good thought provoking article. More people need to think about this and realize the truth about firearms and responsible ownership. Thanks again for your positive contribution to our community.

By: CA Smith

CA Smith — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 22:14:31 +0000

For Herve Auch-Roy: First you need to review the difference between rights and privileges. Driving is a privilege, firearm ownership is a right. Do you support the placing of restrictions on voting, free speech, religion, etc?
Perhaps you should also meet with a mental health professional regarding your paranoia. Rates of firearm violence are nowhere near what you seem to imply that they are. And they are higher in so called "gun free zones". Nor do I see drunken fights breaking out everywhere. I've lived in Ramona more than 19 years, attending many events, and have yet to see a drunken fight.
If you want to see a return to "The Land of Freedom and Opportunity" the first step might be to review how you're voting, and stop the slide toward socialism/statism in this country.
Perhaps you should move to a haven of anti-gunnery like San Francisco. You would probably fit in better there.

By: Herve Auch-Roy

Herve Auch-Roy — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 02:50:42 +0000

We sure appreciate the help of the Sheriff Department to ensure our safety.
But let's face it: some people finally managed to turn our country and our community into "The Land of Fear and Terror".
Years ago, when we would go to a gathering, would it be a fair or a concert, a couple of guys would eventually get drunk, end up arguing and fist fighting. The result was always a couple of broken noses and teeth, sometimes a scar from a knife, but bystanders could go back home unharmed.
Today, any argument potentially turns into a shooting and bystanders like us are not safe anymore.
We are new Ramona residents, and by fear of being shot in an area where a good part of the population is now armed and many under the influence of alcohol or drugs, we don't attend any event: no rodeo, no concerts, no fair, no event where more than a few people would gather, nothing that could bring us closer to the community, because the risk is now too high.
Will we soon need to carry a gun to go shopping to Albertson's or Stater Bros, go to the coffee shop, go to the library, even walking on Main Street in broad daylight, and be ready to shoot?
It's hard to understand why gun ownership is a "right" that no law could ever restrict, while driving a car is a "privilege" that could be revoked at an time.
Can someone explain this to me?
I love this country, and I believe that it's time that we turn it back into "The Land of Freedom and Opportunity" for all.

By: Dwayne

Dwayne — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 19:53:49 +0000

Good luck on obtaining a CCW here in San Diego…has been tried by many and denied 98% of the time.