Afraid to go out because of too many guns
Mass shootings have become as common as rainy days.
Bearing arms is our constitutional right, but there should be strings attached. Thorough background checks must be conducted before anyone can purchase a firearm. The owner of every weapon must be registered. Sales must be registered. Anyone with a history of mental instability should not be allowed to buy a gun.
Life is very different today than it was 300 years ago. Servicemen come home with PTSD and many do not seek treatment. It’s still as easy to obtain a firearm as it is to buy aspirin. After the Parkland shooting, the headlines screamed “Get the guns,” but nothing has changed.
Oh yes, America has changed. Too many Americans have weapons of mass destruction. Why is it still so easy to get them?
I am a 91-year-old great-grandmother who’s considering buying a firearm for my own protection.
I’m afraid to go to malls, theaters and other gathering places. My doors and windows are locked even though I live in a secure gated community.
The so-called “golden years” have become tarnished.
Audrey Frieman Pembroke Pines
Trump sons’ denial reminiscent of Scott
Apparently, Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr.’s oversight and handling of financial statements mirror those of Florida Sen. Rick Scott.
Both Trump sons deny knowing or being involved with inflating the value of Trump properties, blaming others in the company. During Scott’s leadership of Columbia/HCA in the 1990s, he denied knowing about the Medicare and Medicaid fraud being committed by the company that resulted in a $1.7 billion fine. Scott even blamed the Clinton White House for “exacting political revenge” for his opposition to HIlary Clinton’s health-care initiatives. Isn’t it amazing when fraud is exposed, how it always seems to be some conspiracy involving the White House?
In 2010 Scott ran TV ads and accepted responsibility, not blame, for the actions of Columbia/HCA despite pleading the Fifth Amendment 75 times during a 2000 deposition about the fraud. Scott has said, “I refuse to apologize for my success.” Considering his success is based on massive Medicare and Medicaid fraud, the parallels to the Trump family are enlightening.
When Scott ran those ads, I thought he was either the worst business leader on record or he wasn’t telling the truth. Turns out it qualified him to become Florida’s governor and a U.S. senator. Maybe Eric and Don Jr. should move to Mar-a-Lago and run for office. It worked for Rick Scott.
Bruce Hahn Orlando
Will the Republican grift continue?
There is a bill that is being proposed in the Florida Senate, slated for review. It’s SB 230 and it needs to concern all Floridians. Sen. Tom Wright has hatched a plan to shield millionaires and billionaires from paying the sales tax on the sales or lease of private planes. Do you have any idea who buys private planes? They are most likely in Tom’s donor database. There are many reasons why it’s bad but for starters, here are some. Floridian homeowners are being squeezed by high homeowners’ insurance costs, the result of which come from bad policies enacted by Republicans over the last 25 years. Auto insurance rates are also on the rise in Florida but when you are the “flying elite,” you wouldn’t know that. When lifelong Floridians are unable to continue living here, you can take comfort knowing that Wright is going to assist with the grift. With the upcoming legislative session about to start, you would be wise to see how the Republicans are going to reward their wealthy donors. Wright and the other Republicans are going to make sure the grift continues. Will you let them?
PJ Whelan Orlando
