We don't punish people for potential acts

I read Mr. Kee's letter (Daily Bee, Feb. 19). His claims of "untrained, unsupervised and potentially intoxicated personnel carrying loaded firearms in a crowded venue is a recipe for disaster."

What specific "personnel" are you talking about? If you mean citizens attending the Festival at Sandpoint, say so. They are not "personnel." Those in Idaho wishing to enjoy their constitutional rights may do so without your mischaracterization or permission.

You also characterize those wishing to carry a firearm as "untrained, unsupervised and potentially intoxicated." How do you know they are untrained? This is just another hysterical attempt to put forward your anti-firearm agenda. Unsupervised? Should someone follow them around the Festival and "supervise" them at all times? Ridiculous. 

Then you want to punish "personnel" for "potential" intoxication. In America, we have the Constitution of the United States and the rule of law. We don't punish people for "potential" acts. How can you punish someone for something that has not yet occurred? If we know someone drinks, do we arrest them for drunk driving? No, we do not.

CATHERINE FAHRIG

Sandpoint