Of crazy (horse) politicians
Dear Weekly,
After having read the “The Rise and Fall of Crazy Horse Too” (May 10) by your incredible writer, Joshua Longobardy, my mind developed a tremendous curiosity, and an immense question that begs an answer.
Why would a politician protect an establishment so obviously a blight on the City of Las Vegas? Mayor Goodman certainly does not need more money, yet he seems to manage to coerce the City Council into voting for the licensure of this establishment time after time.
Having known “Buffalo” Jim Barrier for over 30 years I must congratulate him on his fortitude and tenacity. It is sad that justice has not been done despite millions of dollars budgeted by the FBI, IRS, DEA and other agencies involved in the Crazy Horse debacle.
It is beyond obvious that commissioners, judges, licensing agencies, attorneys, police officers and other city officials have compromised the public safety for a few lousy bucks. Mr. Rizzolo’s tentacles also quite obviously reach all the way to our nation’s capitol.
I hope the Weekly sees fit to allow Mr. Longobardy continue this endeavor. I will be picking up a copy every week with bated breath.
—Mike Christ
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Shooting people sucks
The shooting crisis at Virginia Tech has once again sparked the debate over gun control. The Second Amendment of the United States Constitution states: “A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.” Obviously the need for a state militia has been replaced by the National Guard and Coast Guard whereby trained military personnel are entrusted with the defense of this country against domestic enemies. Their weapons are tightly controlled and safeguarded.
The only two reasons for a citizen to own a firearm are for hunting and/or defense of the household from intruders. In either case, ownership of a handgun, shotgun or shoulder rifle is more than adequate to satisfy these purposes. There is absolutely no need for any United States civilian to own any weapon more powerful or sophisticated than these. Accordingly, all handguns, shotguns and shoulder rifles must be licensed and registered to the degree necessary to match weapon to owner at the click of a computer key. Furthermore, if we had prohibited the purchase of more sophisticated weapons, several innocent victims would not have died at the hands of Cho Seung-Hui. —Joe Bialek Ohio
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