March 2018

Gun owners, profiled in the March 18 Maine Sunday Telegram, are right in saying, “We sure as heck don’t want to be blamed for the other ills in society,” and “It’s important to see both sides.” The paper should be commended for airing both. Those of us seeking to abolish guns (myself included) and gun […]

Letters

Letter to the editor: Treat gun ownership as public safety issue

March 25, 2018March 24, 2018

I’m writing to you in response to the March 18 front-page Maine Sunday Telegram story titled “We are gun owners.” The article missed the main point on why we’re currently having yet another debate on guns and gun violence. I am neither a hunter, target shooter nor gun collector. I’m also not against any of […]

Letters

Letter to the editor: Protecting kids requires open minds, not dogma

March 25, 2018March 24, 2018

When it comes to protecting children from abuse in today’s environment, fixed positions about what should and shouldn’t be done are dangerous. Which brings me to the comments of Richard Wexler, a source in the Telegram’s recent article on Child Protective Services (March 18). Careful reporting and editing should have characterized Mr. Wexler not as […]

Letters

Letter to the editor: Gun debate targeting AKs, not Second Amendment

March 25, 2018March 24, 2018

None of the gun owners represented in a recent Telegram article indicated that they owned or needed an assault weapon for hunting, sport or self-defense.