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Inspired by March of Our Lives

To the editor:

Thank you, students and citizens who supported the March for Our Lives against gun violence. This groundswell movement clearly speaks to what it is for: being safe in our schools, taking action on gun control and becoming civically-engaged citizens to unfreeze the fear that lawmakers have of the gun lobby.

I remember taking gun safety classes sponsored by the NRA, a good thing in my youth and a good thing now. Sadly the NRA has a larger mission that seeds, feeds and misleads members with slick PR ads designed to inject division and anger where it need not be. To portray these students as naïve and led by outside groups is both cynical and misleading. Allowing military-style assault weaponry into the hands of the general public is irresponsible and reckless. Doing so twists and distorts the intent of “well-regulated militia.” Data does not support the claim that such lethal weaponry makes us safer, nor does hunting with assault weapons make a good sportsman.

As I look at the people who marched all over the nation and world, I see cause for hope. I see people inspired and driven by a call that acknowledges the challenges in our world, but will not succumb to the politics of hate, fear and division.

Our country and the world, for that matter, face great challenges on so many levels. These must be met by reaching out in better relationship, not stockpiling weapons, fear and division. As one of the St. Paul posters said, “Arm us with knowledge not guns.” May all of humanity continue to grow with inspiration to make the world a better place. We can do this. We must do this.

Darwin Dyce

Ghent

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