This 42-year Hawaii resident, retired registered nurse and strong opponent of gun ownership in Hawaii, takes issue with Jeff Post’s comments (“Society has problems gun bans won’t solve,” Star-Advertiser, Letters, July 10).
Saying Hawaii gun-ban laws won’t fix the issue of kids growing up with “no direction” is a long stretch, at best.
Trying to push gun ownership because other states do it, making Hawaii a monkey-see-monkey-do template of the wild, wild West — that’s not a great look for tourism.
Keep guns out of everyone’s hands. If you need a gun to hunt, fine.
The last time I checked, a fatherless or motherless home with kids has no need for guns in Hawaii.
What these families do need are higher living wages.
Nancy Manali-Leonardo
Waikiki
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