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Police say a man reportedly pulled a gun during a confrontation with another man outside a Community College of Philadelphia building, prompting a campus lockdown and a large police response. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)"/> </a> </div> <h3 class="headline display-below"><a href="/web/20151007233128/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/letters/article/Wednesday-letters-Handling-guns-6554724.php">Wednesday letters: Handling guns</a></h3> <div class="detail">  <p class="byline">Copyright 2015: Houston Chronicle</p>   Databases Regarding "Chaos, horror and heroism in Snyder Hall," (Page A4, Sunday), why not expand the background checks on people who want to purchase firearms? Have a three-day grace period where not ...  </div> </li> </ul> </div>   </div>  </div> <div id="placeholder_768"></div> <div class="zone zone-3">  <div class="hide-rss-link hdnce-e hdnce-collection-57767-premium_featured_articles">  <div class="collection hc-section-hl subsection"> <div class="sec-hl-item first-sec-item "> <div class="header"> <h4 class="kicker highlight color-link">Letters</h4> </div> <h2 class="headline"> <a href="/web/20151007233128/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/letters/article/Wednesday-letters-Historic-papal-visit-6538640.php">Wednesday letters: Historic papal visit</a> </h2>  <a class="without_u " href="/web/20151007233128/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/letters/article/Wednesday-letters-Historic-papal-visit-6538640.php"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151007233128im_/http://ww4.hdnux.com/photos/41/17/34/8714047/5/727x0.jpg" alt="Pope Francis address the crew and press core aboard the papal plane while en route to Italy on September 28, 2015. AFP PHOTO / POOL / TONY GENTILETONY GENTILE/AFP/Getty Images" border="0"/> </a>  <p class="blurb">   High esteem Regarding "Francis' message" (Page B13, Sunday), thank you for your editorial on Pope Francis' visit to the U.S. I just wish we had someone like Francis running for president, someone who ...  </p> </div> <div class="sec-hl-item "> <h2 class="headline"> <a href="/web/20151007233128/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/letters/article/Wednesday-letters-False-prophets-America-6538639.php">Wednesday letters: False prophets, America, Galveston parking</a> </h2>  <a class="without_u " href="/web/20151007233128/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/letters/article/Wednesday-letters-False-prophets-America-6538639.php"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151007233128im_/http://ww2.hdnux.com/photos/41/17/34/8714045/3/727x0.jpg" alt="Galveston Island State Park borders the Gulf of Mexico to the south and Galveston Bay to the north. Photo Credit: Kathy Adams Clark. Restricted use." border="0"/> </a>  <p class="blurb">   Exposing false prophets Regarding "Boehner: GOP critics are 'false prophets' (Page A5, Monday), John Boehner got it exactly right. There are so many politicians who make promises that any rational ...  </p> </div> <div class="sec-hl-item "> <h2 class="headline"> <a href="/web/20151007233128/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/letters/article/Tuesday-letters-Exporting-oil-John-Boehner-Ted-6535880.php">Tuesday letters: Exporting oil, John Boehner, Ted Cruz</a> </h2>  <a class="without_u " href="/web/20151007233128/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/letters/article/Tuesday-letters-Exporting-oil-John-Boehner-Ted-6535880.php"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151007233128im_/http://ww3.hdnux.com/photos/41/16/10/8708618/7/727x0.jpg" alt="An oil tanker passes a fisherman as it enters a channel near Port Aransas, Texas, heading for the Port of Corpus Christi. The price of oil slid Monday, Aug. 3, 2015, as traders braced for softer demand amid an increase in the number of active crude drilling rigs and weak U.S. economic reports on construction spending and manufacturing activity. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)" border="0"/> </a>  <p class="blurb">   Export oil? Regarding "Lift oil export ban and lift U.S." (Page B7, Saturday), the authors of this piece attribute the loss of thousands of oil patch jobs to a deliberate economic attack against U.S. ...  </p> </div> <div class="sec-hl-item "> <h2 class="headline"> <a href="/web/20151007233128/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/letters/article/Topics-during-school-days-6530661.php">Topics during school days</a> </h2>  <a class="without_u " href="/web/20151007233128/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/letters/article/Topics-during-school-days-6530661.php"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151007233128im_/http://ww3.hdnux.com/photos/41/12/40/8693794/5/727x0.jpg" alt="Students walk through the halls of Fondren Middle School where words of encouragement are painted throughout the school as more than 203,000 students at HISD attended their first day of classes Monday, Aug. 25, 2014, in Houston. ( Johnny Hanson / Houston Chronicle )" border="0"/> </a>  <p class="blurb">   Testing concerns Regarding "Choosing a leader" (Page B13, Sept. 20), the school board must find someone who is from the community. When the district has someone who understands how it is to be in those ...  </p> </div> <div class="sec-hl-item last-sec-item "> <h2 class="headline"> <a href="/web/20151007233128/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/letters/article/Monday-letters-Doctors-Volkswagen-The-6530741.php">Monday letters: Doctors, Volkswagen, The Constitution</a> </h2>  <a class="without_u " href="/web/20151007233128/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/letters/article/Monday-letters-Doctors-Volkswagen-The-6530741.php"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151007233128im_/http://ww4.hdnux.com/photos/41/12/42/8693895/3/727x0.jpg" alt="An activist of the environmental protection organization 'Greenpeace' holds a protest poster in front of a factory gate of the German car manufacturer Volkswagen in Wolfsburg, Germany, Friday, Sept. 25, 2015, where the supervisory board meet to discuss who to name as CEO after Martin Winterkorn quit the job this week over an emissions-rigging scandal that's rocking the world's top-selling automaker. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)" border="0"/> </a>  <p class="blurb">   Vetting doctors Regarding "'Pill mill,' deadly crash may be linked" (Page A1, Thursday), the news that another Texas doctor is accused of practicing irresponsible medical care should serve as a warning ...  </p> </div> </div>  </div>  </div> <div class="zone zone-4">  <div class="hide-rss-link hdnce-e hdnce-collection-57768-premium_featured_articles">  <div class="collection hc-section-hl subsection no-header"> <div class="sec-hl-item first-sec-item "> <div class="header"> <h4 class="kicker highlight color-link">Letters</h4> </div> <h2 class="headline"> <a href="/web/20151007233128/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/letters/article/Thursday-letters-Hazing-Planned-Parenthood-6541480.php">Thursday letters: Hazing, Planned Parenthood, American oil</a> </h2>  <a class="without_u " href="/web/20151007233128/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/letters/article/Thursday-letters-Hazing-Planned-Parenthood-6541480.php"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151007233128im_/http://ww3.hdnux.com/photos/41/20/67/8719826/5/727x0.jpg" alt="Cecile Richards, president of Planned Parenthood, told the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on Tuesday that her group was the victim of a vicious smear campaign by abortion rightys foes. (Stephen Crowley/The New York Times)" border="0"/> </a>  <p class="blurb">   Hazing rituals fall flat Regarding "Rookies take hazing in style" (C9, Monday), on the surface, the Astros' newbie hazing ritual may seem like light-hearted fun. However, hazing in any form or fashion ...  </p> </div> <div class="sec-hl-item "> <h2 class="headline"> <a href="/web/20151007233128/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/letters/article/Sunday-letters-Bond-election-German-pride-safe-6530657.php">Sunday letters: Bond election, German pride, safe communities</a> </h2>  <a class="without_u " href="/web/20151007233128/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/letters/article/Sunday-letters-Bond-election-German-pride-safe-6530657.php"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151007233128im_/http://ww4.hdnux.com/photos/41/12/40/8693791/3/727x0.jpg" alt="FILE - In this Feb. 28, 2011 file photo Matthias Mueller, chairman of the board of Porsche AG gestures as he presents the new Porsche Panamera hybrid car during a presentation of VW (Volkswagen) prior to the 81st International Motor show in Geneva, Switzerland. Volkswagen announced in a news conference after its supervisory board meeting in Wolfsburg, Germany, Friday, Sept. 25, 2015, that Mueller will follow Martin Winterkorn, who resigned this week as CEO of the company. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus, File)" border="0"/> </a>  <p class="blurb">   No time to spurge Regarding "Montgomery Co. voters to decide $2B in bond projects" (HoustonChronicle.com, Tuesday), meanwhile, the price of oil keeps falling and layoffs keep coming. You gotta wonder ...  </p> </div> <div class="sec-hl-item portrait"> <h2 class="headline"> <a href="/web/20151007233128/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/letters/article/Saturday-letters-The-Alamo-Vince-Wilfork-6530637.php">Saturday letters: The Alamo, Vince Wilfork, classical music</a> </h2>  <a class="without_u " href="/web/20151007233128/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/letters/article/Saturday-letters-The-Alamo-Vince-Wilfork-6530637.php"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151007233128im_/http://ww1.hdnux.com/photos/41/12/37/8693756/3/727x0.jpg" alt="Houston Texans' Vince Wilfork (75) before an NFL football game against the Carolina Panthers in Charlotte, N.C., Sunday, Sept. 20, 2015. The Panthers won 24-17. (AP Photo/Bob Leverone)" border="0"/> </a>  <p class="blurb">   The Alamo Regarding "Alamo library trial slated for February" (Page B2, Friday), I respect the Daughters of the Republic Of Texas, but this lawsuit in which they say they own the rare books and photos ...  </p> </div> <div class="sec-hl-item "> <h2 class="headline"> <a href="/web/20151007233128/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/letters/article/Friday-letters-Leading-Houston-schools-6527893.php">Friday letters: Leading Houston schools</a> </h2>  <a class="without_u " href="/web/20151007233128/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/letters/article/Friday-letters-Leading-Houston-schools-6527893.php"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151007233128im_/http://ww4.hdnux.com/photos/40/66/25/8611159/9/727x0.jpg" alt="Terry Grier departs after holding a surprise news conference Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015 to announce his resignation as superintendent of the Houston Independent School District. (Steve Gonzales / Houston Chronicle)" border="0"/> </a>  <p class="blurb">   No politicians Regarding "Choosing a leader" (Page B13, Sunday), HISD's next superintendent should be a person who knows the community and the needs of the children. The superintendent should understand ...  </p> </div> <div class="sec-hl-item last-sec-item "> <h2 class="headline"> <a href="/web/20151007233128/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/letters/article/Friday-letters-Carly-Fiorina-classic-radio-6527892.php">Friday letters: Carly Fiorina, classic radio, Obamacare</a> </h2>  <a class="without_u " href="/web/20151007233128/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/letters/article/Friday-letters-Carly-Fiorina-classic-radio-6527892.php"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151007233128im_/http://ww4.hdnux.com/photos/35/71/53/7838451/5/727x0.jpg" alt="The Houston Astrodome. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan, File)" border="0"/> </a>  <p class="blurb">   Prevarication and more Regarding "Fiorina got it wrong on abortion - and it should matter" (Page B1, Wednesday), to answer Lisa Falkenberg's question - "Does anyone really care about distortions and ...  </p> </div> </div>  </div>  </div> </div> <div class="right-rail"> <div class="zone zone-5">  <div class="hide-rss-link hdnce-e hdnce-collection-19460-premium_headlinelist_illus">   <div class="collection prem-hl-illus list-sec">  <div class="prem-hl-item "> <h4 class="kicker">This Week</h4> <h2 class="headline"> <a href="/web/20151007233128/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/letters/article/Wednesday-letters-Few-dancers-Friday-fights-6554709.php">Wednesday letters: Few dancers, Friday fights, Mexico</a> </h2> <div class="img-wrap">  <a class="without_u " href="/web/20151007233128/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/letters/article/Wednesday-letters-Few-dancers-Friday-fights-6554709.php"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151007233128im_/http://ww4.hdnux.com/photos/41/30/04/8749331/3/135x0.jpg" alt="Sarah Howe and Mitchell Jackson, juniors at Pearland High School, have their photo taken at a fundraising booth at the recent homecoming game, but the school canceled its homecoming dance. ( Melissa Phillip / Houston Chronicle )" border="0"/> </a>  </div> <p class="blurb">  <span>  Short memory Regarding "No Cruz control" (Page B15, Sunday), government shutdowns do not work. It did not work against the presidency of Bill Clinton; it did not work the last time it was tried against ...  </span> </p> </div> <div class="prem-hl-item "> <h2 class="headline"> <a href="/web/20151007233128/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/letters/article/Tuesday-letters-Second-Amendment-oil-exports-6552087.php">Tuesday letters: Second Amendment, oil exports, Ted Cruz</a> </h2> <div class="img-wrap">  <a class="without_u " href="/web/20151007233128/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/letters/article/Tuesday-letters-Second-Amendment-oil-exports-6552087.php"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151007233128im_/http://ww4.hdnux.com/photos/41/27/00/8744999/3/135x0.jpg" alt="" border="0"/> </a>  </div> <p class="blurb">  <span>  That amendment Regarding "Carnage at Oregon college" (Page A1, Friday), the gun slaughter at Umpqua Community College will bring the routine response of politicians who preface tepid calls for more gun ...  </span> </p> </div> <div class="prem-hl-item "> <h2 class="headline"> <a href="/web/20151007233128/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/letters/article/Monday-letters-Russia-Benghazi-Syria-6549689.php">Monday letters: Russia, Benghazi, Syria</a> </h2> <div class="img-wrap">  <a class="without_u " href="/web/20151007233128/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/letters/article/Monday-letters-Russia-Benghazi-Syria-6549689.php"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151007233128im_/http://ww1.hdnux.com/photos/41/25/17/8737776/3/135x0.jpg" alt="Students, staff and faculty are evacuated from Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, Ore. after a deadly shooting Thursday, Oct. 1, 2015. (Michael Sullivan /The News-Review via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT" border="0"/> </a>  </div> <p class="blurb">  <span>  Russian strategy Regarding "Russian bombers slam U.S.-backed rebels" (Page A6, Friday), Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has excused Russia's bombing of more civilians than soldiers in their first ...  </span> </p> </div> <div class="prem-hl-item "> <h2 class="headline"> <a href="/web/20151007233128/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/letters/article/Sunday-letters-Fatal-mass-shooting-again-6546770.php">Sunday letters: Fatal mass shooting - again</a> </h2> <div class="img-wrap">  <a class="without_u " href="/web/20151007233128/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/letters/article/Sunday-letters-Fatal-mass-shooting-again-6546770.php"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151007233128im_/http://ww4.hdnux.com/photos/41/23/34/8730411/4/135x0.jpg" alt="People pray during a candlelight vigil in Roseburg, Oregon late on Thursday." border="0"/> </a>  </div> <p class="blurb">  <span>  Root causes Regarding "Carnage at Oregon college" (Page A1, Friday), we experienced another shooting on a school campus this year. It was done by a 20-year-old male student who asked about a person's ...  </span> </p> </div> <div class="prem-hl-item "> <h2 class="headline"> <a href="/web/20151007233128/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/letters/article/Saturday-letters-Buffalo-Bayou-Oregon-shooting-6546598.php">Saturday letters: Buffalo Bayou, Oregon shooting, John Boehner</a> </h2> <div class="img-wrap">  <a class="without_u " href="/web/20151007233128/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/letters/article/Saturday-letters-Buffalo-Bayou-Oregon-shooting-6546598.php"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151007233128im_/http://ww1.hdnux.com/photos/41/23/30/8730128/5/135x0.jpg" alt="The lunar cycle lights in Buffalo Bayou Park, created by artist Stephen Korns with L脙漏颅Observatoire International, Inc., change from blue to white with the cycles of the moon." border="0"/> </a>  </div> <p class="blurb">  <span>  Buffalo Bayou reborn Regarding "Buffalo Bayou" (Page B8, Friday), the Buffalo Bayou renovation sounds marvelous. If only every Houston resident could stay there 24/7 and never leave in order to avoid ...  </span> </p> </div> <div class="prem-hl-item "> <h2 class="headline"> <a href="/web/20151007233128/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/letters/article/Sunday-letters-Buffalo-Bayou-Renu-Khator-Go-6546767.php">Sunday letters: Buffalo Bayou, Renu Khator, Go Coogs!</a> </h2> <div class="img-wrap">  <a class="without_u " href="/web/20151007233128/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/letters/article/Sunday-letters-Buffalo-Bayou-Renu-Khator-Go-6546767.php"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151007233128im_/http://ww3.hdnux.com/photos/41/23/34/8730406/4/135x0.jpg" alt="" border="0"/> </a>  </div> <p class="blurb">  <span>  A beautiful bayou Regarding "Buffalo Bayou Reborn" (Page A1, Thursday), I have to agree with Harris County Flood Control District Executive Director Mike Talbott when he says "We're not ...  </span> </p> </div> <div class="prem-hl-item "> <h2 class="headline"> <a href="/web/20151007233128/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/letters/article/Friday-letters-Exporting-oil-6544285.php">Friday letters: Exporting oil</a> </h2> <div class="img-wrap">  <a class="without_u " href="/web/20151007233128/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/letters/article/Friday-letters-Exporting-oil-6544285.php"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151007233128im_/http://ww4.hdnux.com/photos/41/22/12/8725127/5/135x0.jpg" alt="Black oil barrels on wooden pallet." border="0"/> </a>  </div> <p class="blurb">  <span>  Order priorities Regarding "Lift oil export ban and lift U.S." (Page B7, Saturday), U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul and Texas Railroad commissioner Christi Craddick's essay argues to lift the oil export ban ...  </span> </p> </div> <div class="prem-hl-item "> <h2 class="headline"> <a href="/web/20151007233128/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/letters/article/Friday-letters-Pope-Francis-brat-pack-United-6544284.php">Friday letters: Pope Francis, brat pack, United Airlines</a> </h2> <div class="img-wrap">  <a class="without_u " href="/web/20151007233128/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/letters/article/Friday-letters-Pope-Francis-brat-pack-United-6544284.php"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151007233128im_/http://ww3.hdnux.com/photos/41/22/12/8725126/3/135x0.jpg" alt="FILE - In this Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2015, file photo, Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis listens to a customer following her office's refusal to issue marriage licenses at the Rowan County Courthouse in Morehead, Ky. Davis, who spent five days in jail for defying a series of federal court orders, filed a lawsuit against Gov. Steve Beshear, alleging he violated her religious freedom by asking clerks to comply with the U.S. Supreme Court's decision, which effectively legalized gay marriage across the nation. Beshear reiterated a request Tuesday, Sept. 29, that a judge toss the suit. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley, File)" border="0"/> </a>  </div> <p class="blurb">  <span>  Customer service is key Regarding "United takes step to patch things up with customers" (Page D1, Thursday), I'm pretty sure no Houstonian is surprised with the aftermath of the United "merger." It was ...  </span> </p> </div> <div class="prem-hl-item "> <h2 class="headline"> <a href="/web/20151007233128/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/letters/article/Thursday-letters-Texas-workforce-6541488.php">Thursday letters: Texas' workforce</a> </h2> <div class="img-wrap">  <a class="without_u " href="/web/20151007233128/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/letters/article/Thursday-letters-Texas-workforce-6541488.php"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151007233128im_/http://ww2.hdnux.com/photos/41/20/67/8719845/5/135x0.jpg" alt="Angelique Jefferson, 41, has been looking for a full-time job for a year and is using the resources at the Workforce Solutions on April 15, 2009. Workforce Solutions is an organization helps people with job referrals and other assistance. Photo by Mayra Beltran / Houston Chronicle" border="0"/> </a>  </div> <p class="blurb">  <span>  Next generation Regarding "A bold effort is needed to prepare Texas' workforce for the future" (Page D1, Sunday), Chris Tomlinson has made a good argument for the state of Texas to be dragged kicking ...  </span> </p> </div> <div class="prem-hl-item last"> <h2 class="headline"> <a href="/web/20151007233128/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/letters/article/Thursday-letters-Hazing-Planned-Parenthood-6541480.php">Thursday letters: Hazing, Planned Parenthood, American oil</a> </h2> <div class="img-wrap">  <a class="without_u " href="/web/20151007233128/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/letters/article/Thursday-letters-Hazing-Planned-Parenthood-6541480.php"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151007233128im_/http://ww3.hdnux.com/photos/41/20/67/8719826/5/135x0.jpg" alt="Cecile Richards, president of Planned Parenthood, told the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on Tuesday that her group was the victim of a vicious smear campaign by abortion rightys foes. (Stephen Crowley/The New York Times)" border="0"/> </a>  </div> <p class="blurb">  <span>  Hazing rituals fall flat Regarding "Rookies take hazing in style" (C9, Monday), on the surface, the Astros' newbie hazing ritual may seem like light-hearted fun. 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