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...sight of a toddler with a rifle, real or fake, in his little hands is a condemnation of America's basic respect and love of life and smacks of sensationalism. The little martyrs of Jonesboro would have made a more fitting cover. Unfortunately, seeing a toddler photographed bearing arms will convince many foreigners that the American way of life is depraved. DIANA REVYN St.-Martens-Latem, Belgium...
...Jonesboro tragedy represents an urgent call for the people of the U.S. When two little boys are capable of committing such a horrendous act, it is a sign that the roots supporting the whole of American society are rotten. LUIS GARRIDO Mexico City...
...your story, a seventh-grader in Jonesboro said, "Everybody at Westside [school] knows how to shoot a gun." I'm sorry, but someone who doesn't understand the difference between shooting a deer and shooting a human being over a rebuff does not know how to use a gun. Until the N.R.A. is ready to take on the responsibility of making sure every gun user thoroughly understands this major distinction, the gun lobbyists should shut up and let the U.S. have some decent gun laws. It is just too, too easy for irresponsible people to get hold of the means...
...students quickly and quietly filed out. One student stopped me cold with a sincere question: "Did anyone go out to check to see if there was somebody with a gun out there before you pulled the alarm?" I will never conduct a fire drill again without remembering Jonesboro. JIM ROBSON Kincaid, Sask...
America, don't beat up on yourself over the killings in Jonesboro. In Canada we also have violence and murder committed by schoolchildren. The U.S. has almost 50 million school-age youngsters. The acts of two or three should not be used to condemn the entire country. MICHAEL SILVERBROOKE North Vancouver...