The Second Amendment Does Not Stop Criminal Behavior

To the editors:



Re: “Pulling the Trigger,” editorial, Nov. 30.

The reason for the Second Amendment is to protect the people from their own government. Our country is the oldest constitutional democracy, and one of the reasons is the Second Amendment. Look at cities like Washington, D.C. that has forbidden guns, or look at the Virginia Tech shooting, in which the killer didn’t abide by the rule not to carry a gun. These places become playgrounds for criminals. Why do you think D.C. has such a high murder rate? The only people who have guns are criminals. They can always get them. When you take away the right to bear arms, you are only hurting law abiding citizens. Criminals will get around the law because that’s what criminals do.



DEBORAH DURKEE

Marietta, GA

December 1, 2007