Gun freedown column was right on target

Gun

freedown column was right on target

I'm writing to

commend you (Amy Riley, June 7) for publicly taking a

stand for our constitutionally protected right to own and

bear arms.

You really

hit the nail on the head when you pointed out that the

root problem is a nation without soul or conscience. The

cliches about "guns don't kill people - people kill

people" and "when guns are outlawed, only

outlaws will have guns" are dead right.

I'm sure

you know about the situation in Australia. Crime has

skyrocketed there because the criminals know they have a

defenseless population.

I won't

belabor the issue, but thanks again for telling it like

it is in your May 17 column. This is one of our most

fundamental and precious freedoms. We simply cannot allow

the government to take it from us. God bless!

Pat

Earnest

Fayetteville