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Re: “Plaintiff in gun ban case sues D.C. over new laws,” July 29
What D.C. did with its new gun laws is tantamount to ignoring the Supreme Court. Instead of creating laws that would stand up to court review, the city continued its now illegal and unconstitutional ban on firearms. It is as if it is intentionally creating bad laws to run down the proverbial political clock until new judges get appointed to the Supreme Court.
No reasonable person thinks a semiautomatic handgun is a machine gun. How are Mayor Adrian Fenty and Police Chief Cathy Lanier coming up with these definitions?
And why are the D.C. police allowed to carry dangerous “machine guns” when there is no immediate threat?
If Chief Lanier is adamant about safety, she should give all her officers revolvers instead of 9 mm pistols. The unarmed citizens of D.C. should do fine defending themselves with a baton.
We all know why Lanier doesn’t do this: D.C. is dangerous! Criminals, who by definition do not follow the law, have guns. Lots of guns that will forever go unregistered. Guns that will never be counted, marked or tested.
Instead of giving citizens the ability to protect themselves from these thugs, Lanier wants them to call the police department, which is already busy guarding Trinidad like it’s Fort Knox.
D.C. residents should consider recalling their mayor and electing a government that respects the Constitution and doesn’t waste hundreds of man hours and thousands of dollars fighting lawsuits simply because politics is more important than reducing crime.
Investigation indicates ethical wrongdoing by state senator
Re: “FBI has no business investigating a state matter,” From Readers, July 28
Recent news stories indicate a wider investigation of Maryland state Sen. Ulysses Currie, D-Prince George’s, than previously thought, and reveal involvement among other Democratic officials throughout the state.
In light of recent revelations of alleged influence peddling and ethics violations, Sen. Currie should resign his post as chairman of the state’s Budget and Taxation Committee while the investigation is ongoing.
While Currie has not yet been charged with a federal crime, he has clearly violated state ethics laws by hiding his employment as a lobbyist for a large supermarket chain.
Sen. Currie, do the right thing and resign your chairmanship while this investigation is in progress.
Maryland citizens need to be able to trust their leaders.
Wheaton
GOP candidate should address out-of-step views
Voters in Virginia’s 11th Congressional District are presented with their first new Republican candidate in 14 years: Keith Fimian, a businessman and multimillionaire who is running a self-financed campaign in his bid for the open congressional seat. But Mr. Fimian is introducing himself to his constituency in a curious and incomplete way. Since he has little name recognition and no prior public service, I sent a letter to his campaign in an effort to learn more about this relatively unknown candidate, prompted by his refusal to answer questions on social issues in a recent interview.
I requested Mr. Fimian’s stance on a woman’s right to choose in instances of rape, incest or the health of the mother and on contraception and stem cell research, but my letter has gone unanswered. I understand that campaigns get busy or are understaffed, but considering Mr. Fimian’s declaration that these issues were “irrelevant,” I think I have my answer.
Fairfax Station
Unborn are totally dependent on other people
Re: “Personhood involves much more than independence,” From Readers, July 22
Angela McIntosh obviously did not read my earlier letter. Neither a minor child nor a severely disabled adult is in the same category as an unborn fetus.
As I stated earlier, if you can deliver a fetus and keep it alive, it is an independent person. Children have been left in the care of others, adopted and even abandoned (and picked up by police or others) and survived apart from their birth mothers. But a pre-birth fetus is not able to do so.
Don’t argue against a point of view unless you understand what is being said.
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