On Jan. 24, 2011, my letter ("NRA should help with gun control,") called for manufacturers and distributors of guns and bullets to be held more accountable. I drew a comparison that this was how we dealt with unnecessary fatalities resulting from drunken driving.
Conservatives like National Rifle Association advocate Joe Scarborough are finally "choosing life and change."
Sadly, the carnage is so high. Let this be our last holiday season open to lethal weapons.
Newtown, Conn., is now Everytown, USA. The historic story has spread globally. It speaks to our current character. We, as a country, distribute lethal weapons steering the outcome of political elections elsewhere. I'm eager to see U.S. investment groups divest themselves from this practice. We must end our nation's role in the proliferation of lethal rifles. This includes my industry, motion pictures.
After the incident in Aurora, I spoke against the glorification of violence in movies and video games. Many of my colleagues opposed my opinion. Nevertheless, I call upon Gov. Andrew Cuomo and our mental health system to consider whether we should further support violence through New York's film rebate programs. I realize what an economic loss this means, yet do we really want to be associated with movies that glorify lethal weapons targeting young audiences?
I call upon the Motion Picture Association of America to finally reform its rating system making deadly weapons more indecent than revealing a woman's nipple.
As for my fellow citizens, I defend your right to bear arms, in your own homes. Let's end state and federal support of such actions spreading lethal weapons everywhere. Our children's lives depend on it.
MICHAEL J. CAMOIN
Albany