Letters to the editor

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A call for regulating automatic weapons

To the Editor:

It is long past due for the President and this shameful Congress  to take a leadership position and do what is right concerning the ownership of lethal assault weapons by private citizens. Weapons designed to kill many people at once for the purpose of warfare do not belong in the hands of the average citizen. The argument that the 2nd amendment holds does not apply. Of course the first three words of the 2nd amendment explicitly say “a well regulated militia.” We need to regulate the sale of arms, particularly automatic weapons, and ban access to private citizens. There have been too many tragic incidents, all of which could have been avoided had strict laws disallowing such access. The time is now to make these changes and protect Americans from further horrific tragedies. 

 

Robin Wieder

East Rockaway

JCC-Library united

To the Editor:

Perhaps the JCC could purchase the #6 school property jointly with the Peninsula Library. 

The entrance could be on Branch Blvd so it does not disrupt traffic on Peninsula or by peoples’ homes.  They could share a joint parking lot.  This would be a great asset to our community.

Roberta Gettinger

Woodmere