Letter: State fails to keep guns and ammo out of California

I'm a teacher, a licensed gun collector, a hunter and a member of the American Legion.

State fails to keep guns,
ammo out of California

Re: “State struggles to keep illegal guns, ammunition from crossing border” (Page B9, Oct. 27):

I’m a gun owner. My oldest gun was made in 1917. My newest gun was made in 1943. I’ve been a hunter since I was a teenager.

I’m a teacher, a licensed gun collector and a member of the American Legion. I am not what one would call a lawbreaker. But in the Oct. 27 Mercury News, I read about California investigators in Nevada spying on Californians at gun shows.

Maybe it’s because I’ve read too much John Locke and Patrick Henry, but I think theseactions have more in common with Stalin than Washington. If the state’s goal was to keep guns and ammo out of California, it has failed.

Upon reading that article today, I decided to go to Nevada, buy a modern semi-automatic rifle, a lot of ammunition and bring it back to California. I hope all freedom-loving Californians do the same.

Matt Karnes
San Jose

 

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