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From: TimF	4/10/2015 9:06:24 PM
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Poor people suffer at anti-gun bill elitism Re: " Shame of Senate: Guns for all but no time for people," by Keel Hunt, April 5. Keel Hunt claims that the Republican legislature in Nashville only cares about "serving power, not people," but Mr. Hunt is really the elitist. One of the gun bills that Mr. Hunt dislikes that died in the legislature this year would have eliminated the $140 it costs to get a permit and pay for fingerprinting. These fees stop poor minorities who live in high-crime urban areas from getting permits. They are the very people who are most likely to be victims of violent crime, the ones who would benefit the most from being able to protect themselves. Hunt seems oblivious to cities like Memphis, where the murder rate is more than four times higher than the U.S. rate. Police are extremely important, but what happens when police can't be there to protect people? John R. Lott Jr. President Crime Prevention Research Center Swarthmore, PA 19081 ... Gun-free zones make people vulnerableAll of this noise about the dangers of the "guns-in-parks" bill is much ado about nothing, just like the "guns-in-bars" bill a few years ago. Did you hear about the latest shootout between gun-toting customers at Applebee's? Funny, neither did I, because such liberal expectations never materialized. The positive effect the new bill will have on crime and safety is the removal of more gun-free zones. Even the most liberal zealot should be able to admit that criminals prefer soft or unarmed victims. By not notifying them that everyone is unarmed it makes them wonder and seek softer targets, improving everyone's safety in the parks across the state. James Bottum Hillsboro 37342 tennessean.com johnrlott.blogspot.com

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