No guns there

Letter to the editor in the NY Times:

The ‘Wrong House’ Shootings: A Culture of Fear

To the Editor:

Last spring, I was traveling with my Irish friend in rural Ireland. We were on a road trip and could not find a waterfall we were looking for. My friend saw a house in the distance and said, “Hold on, I’m going to stop and ask for directions.”

I was concerned and surprised that she didn’t hesitate to walk up a long driveway, ring the doorbell and ask a stranger for directions. 

Ten minutes later my friend was still talking to the man who answered the door. As we drove off, he waved to us.

I explained my response to my friend, and she looked at me and said, “Denise, we don’t have guns here.”

Denise Garone

San Francisco