Access to guns
The killing of four law enforcement officers in Charlotte last week is the ultimate result of the gun lobby’s professed goal, that everyone needs a gun to protect themselves from the government — even if the government is police and the perpetrator is wanted for a crime.
To add insult to injury, some gun lovers want college students to be armed . That’s perfect, especially when we have campus protests, some of which have turned violent.
Guns for teachers. Guns for students. Easy access assault rifles. Guns. Guns. Guns.
Robert Herrin, Charlotte
Shooting suspect
What the individual who killed four law enforcement officers did Monday was simply murder. The question keeps coming up as to why he did it. A very simple answer is that he did not want to go back to jail — where he should have been considering the record he had . Enough said.
Bill Lane, Polkville
UNC protest
Regarding “Schools like UNC are silencing peaceful protest with police force,” ( May 1 Opinion ):
Initially, when told to remove the encampment that violated UNC policy, activists complied. Then, they overtook the quad and ignored warnings about violating university policies. It escalated and some threw objects and insults at passersby, law enforcement, and the chancellor before removing the U.S. flag, causing general chaos.
Of 30 people arrested, 20 were not UNC students . The chancellor said some protesters were “outside activists.” As we’ve seen across the country, the necessary presence of law enforcement doesn’t foment the chaos, but responds to contain it and restore order.
Coddling disruption and violence isn’t a solution. Activists should adhere to accepted methods of instigating change.
Robert Lewis, Charlotte
Unhelpful protests
One can’t help wishing the protesters would expand their awareness. Scenes of chaos scare the electorate, and play into the hands of the MAGA bloc. If the election is handed to Trump, does anyone think he will restrain his good buddy Benjamin Netanyahu? How will this all help Gazans?
Steve Craig, Charlotte
Antisemitism bill
How noble of the House GOP to pass an antisemitism bill . The Middle-East situation is a complex issue. Republicans simply want to hail the triumphalism of right-wing Christians and discredit legitimate concerns about all the dead Palestinians. Of course, never again applies to Jews. It also applies to innocent Arab children and civilians.
Sam Roberson, Fort Mill
Border control
I just read the “RINOs in Congress” letter in the April 28 Forum about the passage of the foreign aid bill. It’s clear the writer’s news sources have failed to enlighten him that there was a comprehensive border control bill co-authored by Republican Sen. James Lankford.
However, it appears the former president instructed Speaker Mike Johnson to not put it on the House floor for a vote. Apparently, the GOP presidential nominee feared passage of a border bill could limit his ability to campaign on the issue.
Obviously, something has to be done about our southern border. It really should be a bipartisan issue, not a political one.
Jack Matthews, Charlotte
No SC peaches?
While I’m unconcerned by the 10% drop in global wine production, the April 27 article about the state of world wine gives food for thought.
A warmer winter also reduced Georgia’s peach production by 90% in 2023 and brought a comparable reduction in the Carolinas.
These warm winters are predicted to continue, making peach farming potentially nonviable. Similarly, yields of staple crops such as wheat, soybeans, corn and cotton will be affected by climate change.
As a mother, I worry about food security and our children’s future. Immediate bipartisan Congressional support of a carbon tax would help reduce carbon emissions, securing future food production for all of us.
Sandra O’Neill, Cornelius
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Correction: A letter in the April 28 Forum about RINOs in Congress was written by Jim Cherry, not Trigg Cherry.
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