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Reader Opinion: Guns aren't courage

I saw a post the other day that struck home. We have all theses people who want to carry assault rifles and protect themselves, perhaps they could do the honorable thing and enlist, then they can protect our country and receive needed training an...

I saw a post the other day that struck home. We have all theses people who want to carry assault rifles and protect themselves, perhaps they could do the honorable thing and enlist, then they can protect our country and receive needed training and possibly be vetted for psychiatric issues at the same time. That way so many of our service members will not be sent back into action when they need a rest and to be home for awhile. I have seen pictures of those carrying assault rifles into grocery stores. I do not see any courage in doing that. Courage is enlisting, courage is a mom throwing herself in front of her son so he was not killed, courage is a teacher wrapping herself around a child to protect and help the child feel safe as they both are killed by a psychotic man with guns.

Also was reading that Minnesota is the best state to raise children in. Rest assured that there were some very great people who brought us to this place and kept us in this place. One might want to educate themselves on which states are the worst states to raise children in. Some of those states turn down health care funds that would help their own, these states are Republican led states.

Deb Halsted

Brainerd

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