Nightmare shooting on Park Avenue: Letters

The Issue: A mass shooter at 345 Park Avenue who killed four people, including an NYPD officer and exec.

Those shot dead in New York City were just five of the more than 200 Americans who take a bullet every day, 100 fatally (“Terror on Park Ave.,” July 30).

Is there any state or federal legislative body with a GOP majority willing to pass safe gun legislation?

The right to bear arms? How about right to keep your arms and all other body parts attached?

Michael Baron

Corrales, NM

The tactics used by the deranged individual at 345 Park Ave. made it very difficult for anyone to prevent him from wreaking havoc and killing four people before turning the gun on himself.

Officer Didarul Islam stood no chance against this lunatic, who launched his attack armed with a very deadly assault rifle.

Scenes from this tragedy show officers putting their lives on the line and rushing into the building to mitigate the situation. The rapid and heroic response by the NYPD certainly factored into the shooter’s decision to take his own life before he could kill more innocents.

God bless Officer Islam and the three civilians who lost their lives to this maniac, and God bless the NYPD.

Thomas Urban

Wantagh

I’m tired of seeing the photo of the shooter in the media. This man showed up and took the lives of four innocent people, including a hero police officer who was working another job to support his family.

Every day, I turn open the paper and again see the story of this evil person. Stop making these people look like heroes and highlighting them in the media. I know it sells, but think about the family and friends of the victims seeing this man’s face in every newspaper.

These families need to be highlighted more than the person who caused this tragedy.

Realize that other deranged people could see this as a way to get attention for themselves.

John Wilde

Massapequa Park

I’m so disappointed in my congressional representative, Dan Goldman.

In the wake of this terrible shooting, he’s blaming the Republicans.

All this guy does is blame the other party for all the problems of the world and hasn’t done one constructive thing for New York City. Grow up, Rep. Goldman, and be a person who helps, not hurts, this city.

Daniel Ricciardi

Brooklyn Heights

We are again faced with three horrific mass casualty incidents.

The first saw 11 innocent shoppers stabbed at a Walmart in Traverse City, Michigan.

In the second, in Reno, Nevada, three victims were killed at a casino. And in the third and most deadly, four were killed in Manhattan, including an NYPD officer.

This brings us to the question: Are we properly informed and protected inside any public building where staff members are trained to respond to extreme emergencies?

OSHA requires an Emergency Action Plan for all public-occupied businesses, including retail stores, medical offices and fast-food restaurants. They are required to have trained staff members help visitors safely exit their premises or assist in their medical needs.

My suggestion is to have all businesses inform their guests of all the public safety measures that they provide.

Prioritize safety now, for the benefit of all.

Bob Sweeney

Warwick, RI

This latest mass shooting targeting the NFL headquarters was simply tragic. My thoughts and prayers are with all of the victims and their grieving loved ones.

Too many innocent lives were cut short and destroyed from one senseless shooting.

To see the rippling effects of such a tragedy, we need look no farther than the father of NYPD officer and security guard, Didarul Islam, who suffered a stroke after learning that his son had perished.

My fear is that it is impossible to stop these mass shootings, which can happen anywhere. And all the media attention will probably help to inspire others.

JoAnn Lee Frank

Clearwater, Fla.

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