LETTER: Good guys with guns aren’t always the answer

LETTER: Good guys with guns aren’t always the answer Sherry Hobbs Henderson August 8, 2026 - 9:01 pm Sherry Hobbs Henderson writes that Victor Joecks again argues for universal arming, claiming the only way to stop a “bad guy” with a weapon is a “good guy”with a gun, likening it to the Wild West (Wednesday Review-Journal column). She counters that the majority of gun‑related deaths do not stem from random shootings in public places. Citing data, she notes there are 45,000 firearm deaths annually in the United States. She adds that many of these “good guys” lose their temper after a few drinks and have easy access to a gun. Henderson concludes that the answer is not to arm everyone, but to make it significantly harder for unstable individuals to obtain firearms.