Gun sanctuary proposals in North Carolina worry me. They could bring more gun deaths

Say no to gun sanctuary proposals

I am disturbed by the Second Amendment sanctuary resolutions proposed in NC counties, including Gaston County.

Someone is killed by a gun every seven hours in our state, according to the Giffords Law Center.If you have a loved one in crisis or a friend in a domestic violence situation, many NC sheriffs have signaled they aren’t interested in limiting access to firearms. This sounds like a recipe for more violent deaths, when Mecklenburg County already reached a record-high murder rate last year.

Aren’t our elected officials supposed to protect the public?

Kristine Evans, Charlotte

Grandiose nature museum won’t fit

Regarding “Nature museum unlikely to move,” (Jan. 23):

Freedom Park is “over-loved” and does not need another attraction that will generate an additional 80,000 visitors a year.

If demolition of the current museum is permitted, much of what makes it and the property it sits on so unique will be lost. The grandiose project as proposed — 1,800 additional square feet, at least 19 more parking spaces, etc. — just does not fit or work on the existing site.

The site will not accommodate the rehab without destroying much of the natural habitat. Hundreds of trees will be cut down, there will be even more downstream flooding of Sugar Creek, and it will overload an already “over-loved” Freedom Park.

Debbie White, Charlotte

Real culprit is immigration laws

The point of this editorial (“Trump’s cruel, dangerous risk with our food,” Jan. 23 Opinion) seems to be that capitalism causes harm to undocumented workers. Isn’t this like saying our justice system causes harm to lawbreakers? The Editorial Board is right to chastise the administration for relaxing worker safety rules, but it can’t ignore the fact that mass violation of our immigration laws is the real culprit here.

Robert Edmonds, Cornelius

Tillis treats NC voters like mushrooms

In the impeachment of Donald Trump, Thom Tillis seems determined to use his position as a senator to treat the good people of North Carolina like mushrooms. He wants to keep us in the dark and feed us manure.

Daylight is the ultimate cure to corrupt behavior. Tillis is terrified of having a bright light directed at him and his master. The answer as to why Tillis prefers we are all kept in the dark seems obvious — he does have something horrible to hide.

Evan Burns, Charlotte

Democrats put on quite a show

Now we know the real reason House Democrats held up the release of the articles of impeachment for 26 days. They were in post-production: splicing video clips, generating graphics, writing and rehearsing the narration, etc. There has been a lot of talk about Trump’s made-for-TV defense team, but don’t Nancy Pelosi and Co. deserve some props too for the show they just put on?

Lewis Tager, Gastonia

Sen. McConnell has lost all integrity

So, after weeks of publicly proclaiming that he is no impartial juror when it comes to the impeachment trial of President Trump, I watched Sen. Mitch McConnell sign a statement that he took the Constitutional oath to do just that — be an impartial juror. How can we have any confidence in his integrity or anything he does when we see him so openly, yet so glibly, debase his solemn promise?

Geoffrey Planer, Gastonia

A political dog and pony show

Someone should remind the media, Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi that the oath to be fair and impartial applies to Democrats as well as Republicans. You don’t go to trial with half enough evidence and hope to get the rest during trial. This is a political dog and pony show trying to influence the 2020 election.

Arthur Selby, Mint Hill

A pale white Jesus misrepresents

The Catholic Diocese of Charlotte has declared 2020 the year of St. Joseph. The issue I have is with the picture distributed to churches. It’s of Joseph and baby Jesus, a pale white child with blond hair. My granddaughter asked me, does the child look like someone from Egypt. The Catholic Church needs to portray Jesus in different shades other than white. When we speak of racism it takes many forms and one way is to portray false images of Jesus.

Alvin Bond, Charlotte