There are other options to the right-to-carry laws

Thomas O'Connor
sophomore, computer science

Dear Editor:

I am writing a letter to respond to Alex Berezow's comments about concealed gun laws in Thursday's paper. He said that he believes the only law to ever deter people from committing crimes is concealed carry laws. He writes his article with a closed mind about the issue as he accuses the "liberals" on the matter.

The trouble isn't trying to get liberals to believe the evidence showing that concealed laws work. I could sit here and write on and on about how much evidence is out there supporting other ways that lower crime rates, especially since I consider myself a liberal using Alex's definition.

I believe having a weapon designed to kill to stop someone from using a weapon just continues a cycle that we need to stop in order to improve society all around.

The problem is getting closed-minded people to understand that there is the possibility for other options to work.

Thomas O'Connor
sophomore, computer science

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