To the Editor:

As a Vietnam veteran I have to speak up to say how proud I am of the students at Southern Regional, as well as those across our nation. They aren’t cowards but heroes standing upfor the banning of AR-15s. There is no need forthese weaponsto be in civilian hands; only the military and police should be allowed them.

I’ve heard there are somewhere around one million such guns out there. You can’t use them for hunting, just target shooting.

March 21, 2018