IN HIS June 19 letter "Uneasy grip on firearms views," Dan Lutts of McDonald, Tenn., argues that rural areas have fewer problems with firearms because they are not treated as "forbidden objects" and "children learn . . . how to treat firearms safely."
The only problem with this logic is the facts.
According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, people in Tennessee are 14 times more likely to accidentally injure themselves with a gun and five times more likely to commit suicide with a gun than people in Massachusetts.
Seems like making guns "forbidden objects" turns out to be a good idea.
DOUGLAS REICHGOTT
Roslindale
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