Senate Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer of N.Y., left, was blamed by President Trump following a deadly attack in New York City. He and Sen. Edward Markey, D-Mass., right, addressed reporters following the weekly Democratic policy luncheon on Capitol Hill in Washington Tuesday.
Senate Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer of N.Y., left, was blamed by President Trump following a deadly attack in New York City. He and Sen. Edward Markey, D-Mass., right, addressed reporters following the weekly Democratic policy luncheon on Capitol Hill in Washington Tuesday. AP
Senate Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer of N.Y., left, was blamed by President Trump following a deadly attack in New York City. He and Sen. Edward Markey, D-Mass., right, addressed reporters following the weekly Democratic policy luncheon on Capitol Hill in Washington Tuesday. AP

Letters to the Editor

Who’s the terrorist? Killer with guns or killer with pickup?

November 05, 2017 03:02 PM

I fail to understand why a man with a gun who kills more than 50 people in a few minutes is characterized as “mentally deranged,” and a man with a pickup who kills eight people in a few minutes is called a terrorist.

I also fail to understand why we can’t talk about policy when people die by gunshot, but we can immediately propose policy changes when people are hit by a pickup.

Bill Braun, Fresno

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