While raising my now-21-year-old daughter, I told her that people were genuinely good, but to follow her instincts because there could be a bad apple out there. Even in today’s world, I believe that the ratio remains the same. If there are 100 apples, one is bound to be bad.
While watching the movie “Bohemian Rhapsody,” I was amazed at the lack of security with a crowd of 72,000 at Wembley Stadium at the 1985 Live Aid concert. Are people really worse, and are there more bad apples, than before? I do not think so. The problem is that many more people now carry guns.
I remember visiting London about the time of Live Aid and noticing that the police only carried clubs. I know we can never go back to that place or return to the time of Andy Griffith’s Mayberry, but I do believe that we can make responsible gun laws. We can eliminate automatic weapons, require background checks and revise existing laws to make our country safer.
“Bohemian Rhapsody” is a movie that reminds us of the power of people coming together to help others. Let’s make laws to keep guns out of the hands of bad apples!
Christine Davison, Salt Lake City
