THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT Copyright (c) 1994, Landmark Communications, Inc. DATE: SUNDAY, June 12, 1994 TAG: 9406100026 SECTION: COMMENTARY PAGE: J4 EDITION: FINAL SOURCE: Short DATELINE: 940612 LENGTH:
I've owned guns for more than 20 years, and I've never known any gun to just jump up and go off. I have known of people who have handled guns carelessly, often with tragic results. Those people will never admit to carelessness; they blame the gun instead.
{REST} When people who may be inclined to crime know their actions will result in a serious stretch of hard time, or a three-minute ride in ``Old Sparky,'' they may think twice.
It's people who break laws who cause crime, not guns.
EDWARD F. GEIS
Eure, N.C., June 3, 1994 by CNB