Letters
Children and Guns
Published: May 7, 2013
To the Editor: Re “Girl's Death by Gunshot Is Rejected as
Symbol” (news article, May 6):
| find it abhorrent that the people of Burkesville, Ky.,
are not willing to learn a lesson from the tragic shooting
of a 2-year-old girl by her 5-year-old brother. | am not
judging their lifestyle of introducing guns to children at
a young age, but | do feel that it’s irresponsible not to
practice basic safety with anything potentially lethal
— guns, knives, fire and so on. How can anyone
justify leaving guns lying around, unlocked and
possibly loaded, in a home with two young children?
| wish the family of the victim comfort during this difficult
time, but to dismiss this as a simple accident leaves open
the potential for many more such “accidents” to occur.
| hope this doesn’t have to happen several more times for
legislators to realize that something needs to be changed.
EMILY LOUBATON
Brooklyn, May 6, 2013
Disponivel em: www.nytimes.com. Acesso em: 10 maio 2013.
No que diz respeito a tragédia ocorrida em Burkesville, a
autora da carta enviada ao The New York Times busca
6 reconhecero acidente noticiado como um fato isolado.
O responsabilizar o irmão da vítima pelo incidente
ocorrido.
O apresentar versão diferente da notícia publicada
pelo jornal.
O exporsua indignação com a negligência de portadores
de armas.
e
reforçar a necessidade de proibição do uso de armas
por crianças.