Calling them out
Cool little letter to the editor:
I regret that a deputy was killed and another wounded in serving public interests.
The arrested man was described as a “gun enthusiast.” Having more than one firearm does not define him as a gun enthusiast and seems to denigrate lawful possession of such items.
The fact is that many like him who are engaged in criminal activity consider the possession of guns as a necessity. As an endowment member of the National Rifle Association, I support law enforcement but also find such a statement to be somewhat disturbing if made by either the press or a sheriff such as Ken Jenne (or by his department), neither of which has a track record for supporting Second Amendment rights or providing objective non-opinionated facts.
I am sure that there were many readers who perceived the implication that it takes a so-called “gun enthusiast” to shoot law enforcement officers.
