Letters: Solutions to violence, anti-semitism is not for Christians

On November 5, 2009, a mass shooting occurred at Fort Hood, Texas. Nidal Hasan, a U.S. Army major and psychiatrist, fatally shot 13 people and injured more than 30 others. Besides the act itself it is appalling to think the shooting was ruled as a “Workplace Shooting” by the Obama administration and not a “Terrorist Attract”. This deprived the victims and their families federal funding to compensate them for a senseless barbaric act. The second appalling thing about the event was that Major Hasan was able to blatantly broadcast his intent to kill innocent. Like many other similar perverted acts many responsible people knew the Major’s but said nothing. The same incidences are a regular occurrence in schools, churches and places of work.

There are two simple partial solutions to lessen the senseless violence. People have a responsibility to report suspicious behaviors with people they interact with regularly and who know their patterns. This means reporting those with mental health issues where the individual has a propensity toward violence. This may sound like profiling, but if used effectively profiling works (just ask the Israeli’s).

In a recent church shooting heroic armed members of the church were able to stop an attack by shooting an armed intruder. Several parishioners’ lives were saved. That leads to the second partial solution. All churches, schools and other vulnerable locations should be staffed with trained armed individuals for the protection of those they serve. It should be [publicly] advertised in newspapers and on the premises that these individuals are for the safety of good law-abiding citizens.

Self-preservation (among sane people) is a very strong motivator and if simple lawful practices were implemented, hundreds of lives would be saved. Anti-gun politicians, lobbyists and the ACLU would have a field day trying to stop these ideas from happening. Here is my only question of them. If one of their loved ones were saved would that change their opinion about good gun owners doing good things to save good lives? Even under our Creator’s laws it is morally acceptable to defend oneself or another innocent person.

Dennie Wilt

Sneads Ferry

Trump understands what enemies respect

I watched some of today’s [Jan. 3] Senate hearings. Senator Chuck Schumer, various talking heads and other Liberal/Socialist/Damocrats (LSD’ers), are screaming foul for President Trump ordering the drone attack that eliminated one of the Iran’s most prodigious murderers of Americans – Iranian General Qassem Soleimani – without Congressional permission.

Chucky apparently didn’t watch the 2007 movie, “Charlie Wilson’s War.” If he had, he might have remembered the comments of As Svi Rafiah, played by Kenneth C. Stott. When Congressman Wilson proposed to Svi, an Israeli Mossad agent, and a clandestine arms dealer, to support the Mujahedeen with Russian made weapons. Svi said, “You want me to steer Israel towards an arms deal with Egypt, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia?” Wilson responded, “yes,” to which Zvi replied, “Well, just one or two problems with that, just off the top of my head.”

Having watched said movie, to paraphrase Zvi, I can think of “one or two” problems.” One, President Trump had to make the decision based on “real time” information. Translation: Do it now or Soleimani would have escaped. Two, even when hell bent on impeaching President Trump, Congress moves as slow as molasses on a cold winter day. Three, as soon as the first LSD’er (i.e. leaker) found out about the plan to get Soleimani, it would have been international front-page news. Again, Soleimani would have escaped the justice he so richly deserved!

Chucky, I’m also reminded of the adage, “Two men can keep a secret, if one of them is dead!” Had President Trump, allowed any LSD’er to become aware of the plan, Soleimani would have immediately returned back across the Iranian border, and even now, have been planning further destruction against America. President Trump is no Obummer or Nevil Chamberland. He understands what our enemies respect – use of force!

Eddie C. Quinn

Jacksonville

Anti-semitism is not for real Christians

Another article about anti-semitism is in the paper. I find it hard to believe so many people are converting to Islam. In my opinion, it's the only explanation, Muslims hate Jews, don't know why, go back in history and they are practically first cousins. In my opinion, anyone who claims to be a Christian, cannot hate Jews, unless they truly are unaware that Jesus was born to a Jewish woman, lived as a Jew and was even called Rabbi. Our Christian Fellowship of Churches honors the Jewish faith, without which, Christianity wouldn't exist. This country was founded on Christian beliefs, but is tolerant of other faiths, apparently, that is not a two way relationship.

Dennis Pfeiffer

Jacksonville

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