February 23, 2012 in Opinion, Letters

Pitts Jr. misfires

 

I refer to the Jan. 30 column, “Nation needs gun dialogue,” by Leonard Pitts Jr., and am incredulous at the allowance of editorials not based on factual information, which could easily be checked using any search engine.

For example, Pitts states, “In a democracy, nothing is supposed to matter more than the will of the people.” The United States is a republic not a democracy, and I note a successful guide called the U.S. Constitution controls the scope of government action, not the whim of the moment.

He decries that the deranged shooter of Rep. Gabby Giffords was able to purchase a gun, and promotes the need for new, unnamed regulations, regardless of their effect on the rights of U.S. citizens, and ignores most importantly that victim Giffords has not called for additional regulations.

Also, violent crime has steadily decreased, along with gun-related murders and accidental deaths coexistent with increased ownership of guns in society and licensing of concealed weapons. Pitts needs to avail himself of facts and accessible information rather than pushing his own liberal agenda.

It is The Spokesman-Review’s responsibility to publish credible, factual information, even if classified as opinion. This column was neither.

Chris Pritchard

Mead

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Five comments on this story so far. Add yours!

  • Orphan on February 23 at 6:32 a.m.

    Well said Mr. Pritchard. Pitts frequently misstates the facts.

  • SMARTGUY on February 23 at 12:34 p.m.

    One more gun nut, spouting the NRA talking points. The reason it took three weeks to write this response, is the editor had a hard time reading the color crayon he wrote it with. Republicans have been trying to scare us with this gun issue for over forty years, and my gun is still in my possession, and all the ammo I need is still available at Wal-Mart.

  • Orphan on February 23 at 1:29 p.m.

    Smartguy,

    How would you know the letter was written with color crayon?

    How do you know the editor had a hard time reading it.

    Because you know so much perhaps you could expound on why the editor had a hard time reading it, was it sloppy or???? I am dying to know.

    Also Smartguy Please enlighten us all on how the editor not being able to read the letter had anything to do with the response time. The editor got the letter after it was written.

  • Benaround on February 23 at 4:55 p.m.

    Orphan:

    Why did he leave the question-mark (?) off his name ?

  • 99%Progressive on February 25 at 7:12 a.m.

    Leave Pitts alone….he does not need to justify anything he writes. He is a liberal!!!

    If you non liberals don’t like it, we will call you stupid….or racist!!!

    It is a great time to be a liberal!!!

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