Homeless playing the system
Why on Earth would the homeless want to be transplanted to an isolated, lava-surrounded center (with rules) without people to beg and steal from, or garbage cans and restaurant trash to hunt through, warm balmy beaches and friends?
Recently, while in line at Walmart, a homeless person ahead of me was buying boxes of candy with what appeared to be a government issued card.
I don’t think that person planned on eating the candy, but to sell the candy for cash — mmmm. Our hard earned tax dollars at work again.
Donna O’Neill
Kailua-Kona
‘Well-regulated’ key to Second Amendment
In response to Tom Tucker’s letter on March 30 and all those who, like him, choose to personally attack the March For Our Lives proponents instead of more deeply and honestly hearing what they’re saying and why, I offer this: It’s been just five and a half weeks since this massacre and the fact that they’re going after us personally means we have them scared.
But that is a distraction from the real issue here, which is gun violence in America. Understand — we are not against the Second Amendment. We don’t want to repeal the Second Amendment. All we’re trying to do is save some lives. We simply want legislation in this country that still allows people to own guns but prevents people with a history of mental illness or a criminal background from owning firearms. That was 17-year-old David Hogg.
You say these kids have zero knowledge of the Second Amendment — obviously that’s not true – and even less about the weapons they seek to ban.
“I am against assault weapons for private gun owners,” says Mr. Tucker, “but I do know what they are.” Really? You think those kids don’t know what assault weapons are?
He continues, “and I do know the Second Amendment,” as if the Second Amendment somehow prevents regulation of gun ownership. What’s the second word (hyphenated) in the Second Amendment that you know so well?
“A well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.”
It’s really not all that complicated.
Whether or not you believe that we still need a militia, which is the sole justification offered by this amendment for gun ownership, surely no one would seriously say that “well-regulated” does not include keeping assault weapons out of the hands of criminals and maniacs.
The “well-regulated” part does not in any way contradict the “not be infringed” part — it says perfectly plainly that regulating the right of people to bear arms does not infringe upon that right.
David Rodman
Kapaau