Cartoon Shows Little Knowledge of Guns
To the editors:
There was an interesting mistake in a recent Comeuppance (Cartoons, Mar. 15). The hunter depicted in the cartoon would be lucky to bag anything (including his dog) given the way he holds his rifle.
The man foregoes placing the butt against his shoulder and thus precludes the use of the sight, not to mention any hope whatsoever of a steady shot. The stance he takes is more reminiscent of the video game Doom than anything in reality.
Perhaps I’m too picky—I don’t know. The next time someone talks about limiting the number of guns out in America, though, remember that it probably wouldn’t make a difference here at Harvard—not only because no one here owns guns, but also because even if anyone got access to one, no one would know how to use it.
David F. Mihalyfy ’02
March 16, 2001
A Tragedy, an Agenda
To the editors:
It seems to me unthinkable that Adam I. Arenson ’01 would use the horrible tragedy in his neighborhood school to advance his “anti-Bush” political agenda (Opinion, “Intolerance and School Violence,” March 8).
In calling for gun control, Arenson’s editor’s notebook neglects to mention that California has the strictest gun regulations in the United States. Furthermore, his attempt to play the “race card” is totally inappropriate—the shooter wasn’t even in Arenson’s neighborhood long enough to absorb the alleged culture of racism that Arenson proposes is the root cause of this random act of violence.
Ron Brogan
New York, NY
March 8, 2001
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