Firearms are used by men and women hundreds of thousands of times each year to thwart crime. In states where citizens carry concealed handguns, violent crime rates decline. Women serious about stopping rape--both on an immediate level and on a societal level--should carry handguns, not whistles. As an added bonus, the high rate of repeat offenders in sex crimes means that rapists stopped by justifiable homicide will be unable to repeat their crimes; in this way, women carrying handguns protect not only themselves, but the whole of society.
R. W. Lucas '01
April 11, 2000
Preserve Pudding Decor
To the editors:
The Hasty Pudding, like all buildings, is made up of more than just walls and a roof: It has a distinct character, something overlooked in all the jubilation at its takeover by the University (Editorial, April 12). As we use the new space we should strive to keep the building as colorful as ever; maintaining its present faded glory would be infinitely preferable to giving it the shiny new feel of other recent renovations.
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