Editor:
Courtney Weaver is a friend of mine. And a friend of probably half the people in Humboldt County. So I have to ask, was Courtney recently at war? Was she in an inner city on some well known gang turf? Well, I haven’t been in Arcata for about six months, but I thought Courtney has been chillin’ around town, doing her thing performing with St. John and the Sinners.
So I must have missed something, because I really can’t understand why she just got shot in the face (“The Hum,” Jan. 28). Shot in the face. Courtney got shot. In the face. In Arcata. Can someone tell me why her significant other (ex-significant other, now) had a handgun available to shoot her in the face? Can someone tell me why anyone would have a household gun in Arcata?
Sure, maybe all of you hunters, growers and paranoid people need your guns so when the shit goes down or when the duck flies by you can flex your trigger finger and send some bullets on paths of destruction. You’ve got to recreate with firearms or protect your cash or whatever. But can we acknowledge what happens when people keep guns around? Hello! People, our loved ones wind up getting shot.
We are all so lucky that the injuries Courtney sustained were not fatal. She is a loved community member and it is devastating enough to know that she has been assaulted in such a terrible manner. I am frightened by the story and so upset that a friend and gifted, loving person was a victim of crazy senseless violence.
Firearms are completely unnecessary for all of us. Yep, I’m saying it. They’re unnecessary for you, the hunter, for you, the protector, and for you, the soldier. Call me crazy, but I want a nonviolent world. I hate that whole amendment about the “right to bear arms.” I think it should be the “right to a safe, healthy and peaceful existence.” So I say take your guns and stick them where the sun doesn’t shine.
Emily Hobelmann, Honolulu, Hawaii
This article appears in Thrift Store Angels.
“right to a safe, healthy and peaceful existence.” …as a slave! …this guy prob would of used a bat or whatever… the question you should ask is why your friend was dating a total SCUMBAG??? …where were her close friends warning her about the dirtbag she was dating? …I guess you havent been to Arcata in awhile ….it is SCUMMY
The place where the sun doesnt shine is obviously in your head
Sure. Lets blame the gun. Now let’s ban matches because arsonists use them to start fires. Or how about cars since drunks kill people with them.
Hi There You in Paradise: You have guns in Paradise, you have POT growers in Paradise and you have so many good ole Hawaiian folks that grow pot so they can make their monthly trip to Las Vegas, you have your mobsters killing folks because of this….Same in Arcata….I would guess that drugs were involved and they have 10 times the amount of Pot in Arcata then they grow on the Big Island….Lets just answer a little question here, if you can….GOT ANY GOOD IDEAS HOW TO GET RID OF ALL THIS?????????????? Now don’t say this is wrong because I lived there for a year and saw it with my own 2 eyes.
A gun is an inanimate object that needs human involvement to become a tool. A gun in itself has no intrinsic moral high ground or low ground. You need to look to the user for the reason this gun was deployed.
yes i was extremely sad to hear about courtney as well that should never happen to human being but it not the guns fault i think guns are useful the cops have em what if they declare marshall law and start shooting innocent people self defense or for revolution wouldnt want to not be allowed to have one
but people should be responsible and be held accountable for their actions especially such despicable acts as that one