[Opinion: Alaska can join other states in passing reasonable gun laws]<\/a><\/ins><\/p>\nHouse Bill 62 is currently in the House Judiciary Committee. I hope there is a hearing before the legislative session ends. A hearing would raise people’s awareness and offer a mechanism for lawmakers during the interim to gather the best thinking of their constituents on how to combine concern for safety with preservation of people’s rights, and then to bring those ideas back to the Legislature during its second session.<\/p>\n
Preserving lives and rights is a worthy goal, but it will take a lot of conversation and a lot of listening. Let’s get started.<\/p>\n
Susi Gregg Fowler,<\/strong><\/p>\nJuneau<\/strong><\/p>\n
\n\u2022 My Turns and Letters to the Editor represent the view of the author, not the view of the Juneau Empire.<\/b><\/p>\n
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