Dear Editor,
Regarding the letter to the editor from “John Smith” in the January 16, Current I can honestly say my jaw dropped when I read his outrageous assertion that mothers may be to blame for the gun violence in this country. His distorted and sexist viewpoint would then have us blame mothers for drunk driving deaths. After all drunk drivers presumably have mothers too. Truly we cannot lay blame on any one particular segment of society for gun violence. Guns are not the reason for the violence any more than cars are the reason for drunk driving deaths. There is definitely a huge mental health component with the shootings. To blame mothers for using the TV as a babysitter or video games is simplistic and cruel. I don’t know what the answer is for reason for the increase in gun violence but I do know it’s not ok to blame Mom.
Laura Lambert
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