LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Hello,
My name is John and I recently came across your article about the bill currently proposed in the Texas Legislature concerning Concealed Handgun License holders being able to conceal on campus. I had a few concerns about it.
1). The image portrayed shows a tactical shotgun in the main compartment of the backpack. This bill doesn’t have anything to do with shotguns at all. It is referring to the legal concealment of HANDGUNS. Therefore, your image gives a false impression of the issue at hand.
2) Those who legally conceal would avoid using their backpacks to do so. Mainly because of the fact that they access it throughout the day and can be prosecuted if someone was able to see their firearm. Search Google “deep concealment holsters” for more appropriate images to portray how a CHL holder would chose to conceal.
3) When visiting your webpage I clicked the story link on your News tab to view the article online. The link lead me to a similar article from 2 years ago. It was basically plagiarized from a previous writer.
After the main article being 2 years old, how would I know if the Editorials on the subject aren’t either?
Thanks,
John Cavuoti, II
Editor’s Note:
The 2009 article Mr. Cavuoti references was written by former Signal reporter Mark Guillory about House Bill 1893. Given the similarities of the gun bills, it’s not surprising that some of the same issues were readdressed. The article that ran in the Feb. 21 issue was an original piece written by Mark Bownds.
The Signal is a public forum. When letters are written to the editor, they are published as long as they are not libelous and are less than 500 words. By writing a letter to the editor of a newspaper, you grant the publication permission to publish it.
However, as a reader of The Signal, I appreciated your feedback. The artwork was misleading. None of the three pieces of proposed legislation would allow shotguns to be brought on campus.
I would have preferred a response directly, but I guess proceeding with publishing my email without notice and responding there will have to do.
There are currently links from the UHCL.edu site that are outdated(under the community section). My third concern is based upon those bad links. http://prtl.uhcl.edu/portal/page/portal/USN/TheSignal/News?articleId=1282 is the article that is still active in which I refer to. At the time, I was unaware of the uhclthesignal.com site. Not sure where the issue was overlooked regarding these links, but they might want to be resolved.
I do still stand by issues 1 and 2. The impression given isn’t accurate of a CHL holder.
For the Concealed Carry on Campus subject, there is a youtube video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEYacpzh2-o that has a recent debate on the A&M campus that covers it.