Dodge City BeachDear ER:The article about the gun carrying event in Hermosa Beach has caused me such fear, disgust, and anger, I’m not sure I can begin to put my feelings into words (“Police say no handguns on beach,” ER July 1, 2010). I understand that we have the right to bear arms in this country, and although I’m in favor of gun control, I know that the basic right will never be abolished in my lifetime. But aren’t the guns supposed to be for hunting and protecting on
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Garth Meyer
March 5, 2026
That’s rich! Here are the last lines of the letter to the editor about guns in Hermosa Beach:
“I proudly stand by my opinions and think I speak for many in this community, but you’ll have to sign me,
Fearful in Hermosa
Name withheld by request”
That is, by definition, a contradiction in terms. While I wholeheartedly agree with the sentiment, I am sorely disappointed in the lack of courage by the writer to identify himself/herself. Perhaps it’s a testament to the perceived thug mentality of gun owners that permeates much of this debate. Or maybe not. Either way, I wish people of all stripes would have the strength of their convictions and confront this head-on.
Sign me,
Todd Koerner
Amazing, with all of the negative comments I’ve read in the local press I thought there would have been at least one protester to show up. None did. It was just those of us in the press and the South Bay Open Carry Movement.
As I was leaving the event, one woman stopped and asked me if they were going onto the beach. I mentioned that there was a city ordinance and a $100 fine to carry a firearm onto the beach.
That surprised her more than people carrying guns.
I beginning to wonder if “Fearful in Hermosa” and the Daily Breeze’s “Richard A. Knight” and Neil Profit aren’t all the same person.
I mean really, “Richard A. Knight” is about as contrived a name as “U.N. Owen” And who is Neil? Kevin Spacey’s fictional character Mel Profit’s illegitimate child?
http://www.examiner.com/x-26553-LA-History-Examiner~y2010m7d10-Guns-in-Hermosa–Just-another-day-at-the-beach–Part-1