I think I can help Aaron Christiansen who wrote the March 1 letter "Who can we trust with guns?"
About 10,000 law-abiding gun owners met in Albany at a Feb. 28 rally in support of the Second Amendment. There was not a single arrest. The police were greeted with handshakes and thanks for doing their job. The garbage was picked up, and plans are under way to reseed the grass where the rally was held. That seems like responsible and trustworthy behavior.
Compare that to the much smaller Occupy Albany protests of last year in which there were reports of arrests and the garbage left behind.
Mr. Christiansen dismisses the idea that government officials have intentions of disarming the citizenry. Need I remind him of the governor's own words? "Confiscation could be an option. Forced sale to the government could be another option."
While some may approve that statement, there is a major obstacle standing in the way: The Second Amendment. The Founding Fathe
rs knew who they could trust with guns and they knew it was essential in maintaining a society free of government tyranny.
The "antis" would be far better served turning their skepticism toward a government that uses secrecy and deception to pass a bill into law that strips away the rights of law-abiding citizens.
Bob Bernhard, Delanson