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A Letter  from Lisa

“GUNS & MOTHERS”
a documentary

        This is an article about the John Walsh Show that aired 4/29/03, in which I
was a guest, and my subsequent letter to the editor.  With the current
events going on in our country and the world, I feel that women responsibly
arming themselves is a very important topic, especially for all of those
women who live alone or whose husbands are overseas.  Whether or not women
carry a firearm is their choice, but there is nothing wrong with having the
understanding and training so that choice can be an informed decision.
During the show I feel that Lisa, Maria and myself were singled out as
contributing to gun violence among children simply because we are women with
children.  No one focused on the fact that Lisa, and I are both survivors of
physical violence and violent crimes.  Even  though we are both well
educated, well trained gun safety advocates, we were discriminated against
based on our gender and John Walsh contributed to that discrimination.  I
interpreted his show to state that it is ok for a man like himself to own a
firearm, but because we are women somehow we were not as qualified as he is.
Please consider publishing a story on the misrepresentation that was
displayed on national television so that the issue can be given a chance for
more representation.  I welcome any type of debate forum, such as what they
attempted to achieve on the John Walsh show, but not in such an
unprofessional, poorly prepared arena.  Your time and attention to this
matter is greatly appreciated.

Tiffany Hyatt Theriot