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Open Letter to James Hatch and the USA Today Editorial Staff, Re: Good Guy with a Gun Myth

Open Letter to James Hatch and the USA Today Editorial Staff, Re: Good Guy with a Gun Myth

Mr. Hatch, Having just finished reading your editorial in the Dec. 11 2015 issue of USA Today (online) entitled “The Good Guy with a Gun Myth”  I was obliged to respond. Not a fan of the American Pravda, I became aware via a friend’s social media post. I felt that as I am also a veteran of the United States Military (Parris Island Class of ’87) I should respond to the assertions you offered on behalf of the “guns are not the answer” crowd. In your opening paragraph you grab the readers’ attention by referring to the “slaughter” of 14 innocent Americans in San Bernardino, California, by “two people armed with high-powered rifles and handguns”. I’m going to assume that…