To the Editor:
Re “Closely Armed Assailant Kills 6 at College in Nashville” (entrance web page, March 28):
Monday’s homicide of three youngsters and three adults in Nashville will no extra doubtless produce efficient gun regulation than every other college mass homicide in America. As a substitute what’s wanted is rapid, direct residents’ motion.
Each single instructor and school professor needs to be referred to as upon to go on a one-day, nationwide strike protesting authorities inaction in passing and imposing widespread sense gun regulation. Then on the subsequent mass college homicide, go on a two-day nationwide strike. Then on the subsequent capturing a three-day nationwide strike. And so forth. Such strikes ought to preserve escalating till the federal government is compelled to go significant laws, and implement it.
Will the strikes trigger a lot inconvenience to tens of tens of millions of fogeys? Sadly, after all they are going to. However I imagine that finally the overwhelming majority of fogeys will facet with lecturers in opposition to the true villains on this nationwide disaster: pathetically cowed, corrupt (beholden to gun particular pursuits) authorities officers missing the spine to genuinely shield our kids’s and lecturers’ security.
Michael Northmore
Staten Island
To the Editor:
My neck hurts loads this morning. It began hurting as I learn the morning paper and noticed the story about these youngsters and adults killed in Nashville. It’s hurting as a result of I’m making an attempt to get my head buried so deep within the sand that I can smile when my youngsters come residence from college. In order that I gained’t make them afraid to exit on the earth. I can not preserve them in a field, a lot as I wish to. I’m afraid that I can not preserve them protected.
I’m a mom. Seeing the faces of these crying, frantic youngsters in that college, understanding there is no such thing as a means for me, a person, to do something to cease these mindless killings leaves me with no alternative however to stay my head within the sand. What else can I do?
The protests, the letters, the calls to members of Congress, the appearances earlier than Congress by bereaved dad and mom, grandparents, siblings and neighbors, have finished nothing to cease this insanity. Each time, the lobbyists, the gun rights individuals, the gun producers who wish to preserve the money coffers full, block any actual motion.
Why are we, as a society, so decided to destroy ourselves with unfettered entry to weapons?
Charlotte Saliou
Centerport, N.Y.
To the Editor:
Monday’s capturing in Nashville, which took the lives of three 9-year-olds and three adults, has affected me greater than the massacres at Sandy Hook, Parkland or Uvalde. I’m guessing that’s as a result of I didn’t have grandchildren when these tragedies occurred, however I do now.
Even though my granddaughter is barely 8 months previous and her little cousin was born lower than two weeks in the past, I do know it gained’t be lengthy earlier than they each are enrolled in elementary college. I by no means apprehensive about gun pictures ringing out when their dad and mom have been in fourth grade, however I do fear for my grandkids’ security in the present day.
To make certain, speaking about gun management will be difficult, particularly when the Second Modification is included within the dialogue. Nonetheless, I ponder what number of extra youngsters need to die earlier than lawmakers get up and scent the gunpowder?
I urge the president to convene a summit at Camp David with representatives from the Nationwide Rifle Affiliation, college officers and grieving dad and mom. It gained’t be simple, however I’m assured they finally will be capable to discover some widespread floor. A minimum of that’s my hope.
Denny Freidenrich
Laguna Seashore, Calif.
To the Editor:
What did we study from Monday’s tragic college capturing that killed six harmless individuals in Nashville? Select one.
1. We realized that we’ve did not study from each different earlier mass capturing — shootings that ought to have spurred us into motion to save lots of the kids and adults who needlessly died in Nashville … however didn’t.
2. We realized that we’re grateful they weren’t our kids. But.
3. Nothing.
What a shameful, tragic, impotent individuals People have change into.
John R. Scannell
Sammamish, Wash.
G.O.P. Stokes Antisemitism
To the Editor:
Re “Hate Crimes In opposition to Jews Hit a Excessive Final 12 months” (information article, March 23):
An open letter to Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump:
The G.O.P. continues to stoke the flames of antisemitism in our nation at a stage by no means earlier than seen. For instance, final week a tweet was despatched by the Michigan Republican Celebration evaluating gun-control measures to the Holocaust, thereby trivializing that horrific genocidal crime.
And each G.O.P. presidential front-runners, Ron DeSantis and Donald Trump, lately used a ubiquitous antisemitic trope to disparage Alvin Bragg, the Manhattan district lawyer, describing him as “Soros-backed” or “Soros-funded,” referring to George Soros, the liberal Jewish philanthropist.
Mr. Kushner and Ms. Trump, as Orthodox Jews and as devoted People, gained’t you please converse out, publicly and resolutely, to sentence these and different disgraceful makes an attempt by so many distinguished Republicans to stoke the flames of antisemitism?
Robert Cheikes
Jerry Nathanson
Let’s Get Rid of Medicare ‘DisAdvantage’ Plans
To the Editor:
Re “Biden’s Plan to Minimize Billions in Medicare Fraud Ignites a Lobbying Frenzy” (information article, March 23):
As a doctor for 50 years, now retired, I applaud this text. It shines a shiny gentle on the abuses by Medicare Benefit plans.
These plans, profit-making company entities, are specializing in their backside line. The best way to extend income for a medical insurance firm is to gather premiums whereas delivering as little care as doable. These reverse incentives don’t happen with authentic public Medicare.
Once I was in personal observe I noticed how these Medicare “DisAdvantage” plans attracted sufferers with misleading promoting however ended up hurting them, delaying or denying care by requiring prior authorization for costly medication or procedures.
We should always do away with Medicare Benefit plans. They add price however no worth to the system of well being look after seniors. Sadly, lobbying cash talks, and these very worthwhile company entities have deep pockets, which allow these abuses to proceed. That is shameful.
In New York State, passing the New York Well being Act would eradicate this costly intermediary and produce inexpensive well being care to all New Yorkers.
Elizabeth R. Rosenthal
Larchmont, N.Y.
Netanyahu Thinks Massive
To the Editor:
Re “A Chief’s Balancing Act Proves Shaky” (entrance web page, March 28):
It’s important to hand it to Benjamin Netanyahu for considering large. Most individuals, when charged with corruption, would rent one of the best legal professionals accessible to argue their case in a courtroom of legislation. Mr. Netanyahu’s response is to vary the legislation and he wish to weaken the courtroom.
H.D.S. Greenway
Needham, Mass.
The author has labored as a journalist at a number of main newspapers and magazines.
