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The objections from the Collierville pediatricians whose clinic is across the road from the proposed location sought for an indoor gun range reflect some common misconceptions about guns, shooting and those who favor both (“C’ville puts hold on indoor gun range plan — Children’s clinic nearby; doctors object,” Feb. 9 article).
Ever y lega l g un owner I have ever known is as concerned about gun safety as much as, if not more so, than people who want nothing to do with guns.
Every shooting range I have ever visited required anyone using the facility to bring in all weapons unloaded and cased until on the firing line, and to repeat the unloading and casing process when leaving the firing line. This should certainly preclude “accidental discharges” in the parking lot.
As for the suggested “intimidation” of parents, why should anyone be intimidated by a business that is completely confined to the inside of a building constructed in such a way that no shot fired inside it can escape it? This is pure specu- lation, with no proof to support it, on a fear that has not been shown causing a patient loss that has not happened.
As a mother and grandmother, I would have no such fear for my loved ones. I have more fea r of such closed minds than of any legitimate, safety-concerned shooting ra nge, wherever it might be located.
I have lived in the eastern and western parts of the U.S. and have spoken with others who have lived all over this country, and we all agree: Memphis has the worst drivers. They drive like they are possessed. They think that the long pedal in the floor of their vehicle should be pressed through the floorboard.
If you drive the speed limit, they will speed up as close to the rear of your vehicle as possible, almost getting into your trunk. They think this will cause you to speed up. Memphis could easily balance its budget if radar was present on all major thoroughfares.
It appea rs t hat most of t hese drivers received their driver’s licenses through some mail order company. They do not know how to turn a corner; instead, they cut the corner a lmost removing the front of your vehicle. No wonder Memphis has high auto insurance premiums.
I read the letter blaming real estate brokers for the crash in real estate and the ensuing foreclosure disaster with astonishment (“A deal breaker,” Feb. 11). First of all, Trump isn’t a real estate broker, he is a real estate developer.
But, neither real estate brokers nor developers were responsible for the collapse. It was politicians in Washington who were ultimately to blame. The same politicians who are running things now. I believe it is time for someone who actually understands business for a change. Email letters to letters@commercialappeal. com, fax to 901-529-6445, mail to Letters to the Editor, 495 Union, Memphis, TN 38103, or click on the “Submit Letter” link on the Opinion page at commercialappeal.com.