Solving gun violence isn’t about ‘heart’
Within 48 hours after becoming Speaker of the House of Representatives, MAGA Mike Johnson appeared for an interview with Fox News host Sean Hannity to answer softball questions about his agenda.
Johnson discussed the recent shootings in Maine and offered his opinion rejecting more gun safety laws by saying, “At the end of the day it is the human heart, it’s not guns. At the end of the day, we have to protect the rights of the citizens to protect themselves. That’s the Second Amendment.”
Ignorance of human anatomy aside, Johnson and his followers may have come up with a new defense to mass murder. I can hear it now. The next time a killer armed with an AR-15 assault rifle slaughters a crowd of innocent individuals, he will adopt the “my heart made me do it” defense. The trial judge will instruct the jury as follows: “The defendant in this case has interposed ‘my heart made me do it’ as a defense. If you find from the evidence, or have a reasonable doubt about it, that the defendant’s heart made him slaughter the victims in this case, you should find him not guilty.”
And so it goes — on and on and on and on.
O.H. Eaton Jr. Sanford
Remember who risks the most in Israel conflict
Student protesters gathering across America’s college campuses in support of Hamas seem to lack the understanding of one profound, yet simple fact.
In Israel, there are men with missiles choosing to risk their lives to protect women and children.
In Gaza, there are women and children being forced to risk their lives to protect the men with missiles.
Terry Senhauser Dover
Why is Randy Fine upset?
Randy Fine sure seems annoyed these days. Some “politicos in the know” speculate that Rep. Fine is upset that Gov. Ron DeSantis may have prevented him from being named president of Florida Atlantic University. This was after Fine endorsed Trump. A purely unscientific survey shows that Fine is annoyed because:
1. Harvard (his alma mater) keeps losing to Yale in rowing (38%)
2. His public call to shut down UCF went nowhere (21%)
3. He wasn’t invited to last month’s gay pride parade in Melbourne (17%)
4. His “Randy is Fine” political bumper sticker got stolen (16%)
5. He heard that Trump (if elected) won’t appoint him Secretary of Florida (7%)
Annoyed? Just remember Isaac Asimov’s quote: “People who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those of us who do.”
Jim Philips Winter Park
A healthy approach to fighting disease
Very very excited to read the letter by Katya Galbis titled “Breast cancer awareness” (Oct. 28). It’s refreshing to read something other than political rhetoric. As a breast cancer survivor myself, I too am grateful for the “Let’s Beat Breast Cancer” campaign. Katya’s recommendation is right on with the four-pronged approach that would benefit all people, not just those recovering or trying to prevent breast cancer. It bears repeating for those who missed it: Eat a whole-food plant-based diet, exercise regularly, limit alcohol and maintain a healthy weight. Thanks for bringing this to light.
Dolores Tanner Orlando
