Grenade search futile

Dorothy Carter’s letter (Nov. 28) begs my response as a Second Amendment supporter.

First, I went to several sporting goods stores and found an amazing lack of hand grenades, rocket launchers, machine guns and other weapons of mass destruction. It turns out that Cabela’s, the White Elephant and the General Store don’t sell these items because a federal firearms license is required to buy or sell automatic weapons, machine guns, etc., even at a gun show. Not everyone can buy them.

For the relationship between guns and drugs, she’s right. If you smoke pot, use cocaine or use heroin, you are the problem. If American citizens would quit using, they will quit smuggling.

Finally, you have the First Amendment right to voice your opinion, no matter how misinformed. Did it ever occur to Carter that the reason you have that right is the Second Amendment? Why do you think the Founding Fathers thought it was important enough to place it second in the Bill of Rights. Perhaps to protect the First Amendment?

Bob Baker

Spokane