Letters to the Editor

2nd Amendment gives responsibility to bear arms

The Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees citizens "the right to bear arms" -- but now it should be thought of as giving us citizens the "responsibility" to bear arms.

If someone armed had been in that El Paso Walmart parking lot last month, they could have stopped that mass murderer before it happened.

Put our own U.S. soldiers and National Guard troops on our own streets to protect us from the assault weapon junkie-zombies terrorizing us daily.

Until universal background checks are firmly established and assault weapons are banned, we must protect ourselves.

Bring the troops home from Afghanistan. "Make America Safe Again."

Mark Smith

Wailuku