To the editor: Eric Trump has been quoted as saying, “What number of extra rifles are going to get inside assassination distance of my father?” (“A second assassination try towards former President Trump raises new questions,” Sept. 15)
Does that not additionally apply to all different mindless killings in our nation? Kids, teenagers, concertgoers, folks in church, vacationers, buyers — nobody is protected wherever when folks can simply purchase assault weapons.
Our elected officers, who can change legal guidelines to make our nation and its folks protected, flip a blind eye to innocents being slaughtered. Let’s hope the newest try on former President Trump’s life will open their eyes and spur them into motion.
Let’s make America protected once more.
Carmela Elsley, Thousand Oaks
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To the editor: The Secret Service reportedly has hassle offering ample safety for Trump on his personal golf programs. It warned him that elements of his programs are seen from public streets and sidewalks.
So, the general public should pay for added safety. The straightforward resolution is for Trump to not play on his personal properties when he’s within the public eye. He might play at extra remoted programs or at army golf programs.
But when he insists on taking part in at a course that the Secret Service warns is tough to safe, let this billionaire cowl the price of his personal safety whereas {golfing}.
Robert Schechter, Los Angeles
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To the editor: A few of Trump’s supporters say the Democrats have put the previous president in danger by calling him a hazard to democracy. However the MAGA crowd has cried a few stolen election and unproven vote dishonest for years. This has triggered election staff to be threatened.
So, it’s not OK for Trump to be in peril, nevertheless it’s nice for volunteers and working-class People to obtain demise threats?
Marty Friedman, Manhattan Seaside
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To the editor: The declare that Trump is a “hazard to democracy” isn’t a fear-mongering prediction about what could occur if he’s reelected. It’s an goal description of what he has already performed during the last 4 years and extra.
His steady lies in regards to the outcomes of the 2020 election have persuaded tens of millions of People that they can’t belief our election processes. This has severely broken our democracy and given consolation to our authoritarian adversaries all over the world.
John Miller, Irvine
