Gun rights with attitude

Re “Student columnist arouses anger of gun rights supporters,” Column, Dec. 1

Congratulations to Al Martinez and Danielle Ramirez, the fourth-year student at UC Davis who takes on the National Rifle Assn. troglodytes upset with her satire.

The lower the intelligence level, I’ve discovered as a professor of English, the more bluster and threat are used to defend the irrational. Concealed weapons on campus? Must one carry an explosive device in a backpack to make oneself understood in the halls of academia? Anyone who thinks so should leave the university and go duck hunting. These folks are giving evolution a bad name.

Onward and upward, Danielle Ramirez. You’ve got my support.

Patrick O’Brien

San Juan Capistrano

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I read with interest Martinez’s account of Ramirez’s writings about concealed weapons on campus. She makes many good points. Her satirical style allows her to attack positions she opposes without attacking those who have a different point of view.

Martinez, on the other hand, insults those who do not agree with him. I found his words, “Rabid gun owners, being people of limited perception, would no doubt nod and agree ...” particularly offensive -- even though I have never owned a gun.

B.J. Donald

Costa Mesa