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AK-47s should be illegal

I have noticed a number of times in the last few months that gun dealers are allowed to advertise AK-47s for sale for approximately $400 to $595.

Have you folks at the Tribune lost your minds? Or is it an oversight by the advertising department? As we all know, an AK-47 is a "killing machine" and nothing else! Gun dealers should be prohibited from selling them and should have to divulge where they get them from!

As a veteran of the Korean War, I'm very much aware the damage this weapon can do. It's not used for hunting deer, elk or any other game animal that can be legally hunted. Most of the people that get their hands on this weapon of mass destruction are crooks, bank robbers, etc., and the police department is totally outgunned by these criminals. I can't understand why anyone would want to own one, even a collector of guns! — R. "Andy" Anderson, Phoenix

Children's attention is a privilege

Though this is a delayed response to our president's request to speak to our children, I want to bring to light issues that need to be addressed.

First, it is a privilege, not a right, to be given the sole attention of our children. Secondly, it seems suspicious when lesson plans are provided for teachers and then amended and taken off the Internet. Why the secrecy? Why are we laying on our children the burdens to solve or make suggestions to the president regarding issues that are caused by us. If we cannot solve our own problems, why emotionally crush them beneath a weight beyond their ability? Have we not burdened them with our divorces, abuses, debt and wars? Let us allow them to run, play, ride bikes, skate, eat popcorn and ice cream, laugh and sleep in the security that we will carry the burdens created by us. — Diana M. Nelson, Phoenix

Beall Lane work is overdue

It appears that Beall Lane is finally undergoing surface repairs. I have been a resident of Beall Lane for more than 25 years and think that resurfacing is long overdue. I hope, though, that the repairs to the surface include improving and upgrading this road that annually handles an increasingly heavier traffic load.

I'm sure other residents will agree that Beall Lane handles what might be considered an "avenue's" traffic load and yet it still boasts trenches for drainage and no sidewalks. Currently, children are required to navigate between traffic and these open trenches to get to their bus stops — a disaster in the works.

So, will the resurfacing include sidewalks or a continuation of this dangerous condition? — Rich Davidson Central Point

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