Camp David Gun Summit Part II

Hello Mr. Kail. Because I am the writer you referred to in your recent letter, who has urged President Trump to convene a summit on guns at Camp David, I thought I would introduce myself (“Laws won’t fix school shootings”).  

People’s feelings about the NRA and the Second Amendment currently are at a fever pitch. So much so, rational conversations are almost impossible to have in Congress or around our dinner tables. Are you aware that several of the teenage survivors of the shooting in South Florida, who currently are organizing student marches, have received death threats? I believe my call for a summit not only will help turn down the heat caused by mass shootings, but set the stage for productive talks. I’m sorry you disagree.

I have been told that when Jimmy Carter informed his White House staff in 1978 that he intended to bring old warriors Anwar Sadat of Egypt and Menachem Begin of Israel to Camp David, most of his aides, fearing failure, urged the president not to go forward with his plan. Despite all the fighting in the Middle East today, Egypt and Israel still are at peace. I firmly believe President Trump has a chance to accomplish a similar outcome with a summit on guns now.

Thanks, again, for mentioning me in your recent letter. Let me know if you want to get coffee and discuss our differences.

Denny Freidenrich

Laguna Beach