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Re “Autopilot tied to hundreds of crashes” (June 16):

As a Tesla owner, I always read articles about autopilot safety. I was dismayed that your business article implied that autopilot cars were unsafe. NHTS reports 38,824 people died from traffic accidents in 2020 but you make out that six deaths in autopilot equipped cars is so significant that it deserves a big write up. Similarly 392 crashes should have been compared to the over six million annual U.S. crashes, a tiny fraction of the total. You should be advocating the safety of autopilot cars as a way to reduce the six million crashes and nearly forty thousand deaths. Every article must present data in context.

— Jerry Callahan, Menifee

More new gun control legislation

Re “Bill would make gun owners buy coverage for their weapons” (June 17):

Two more bills have surfaced to “fix the gun problem.” SB 505 will force gun owners to buy liability insurance for accidental or negligent use of their firearms. There are several problems with this. No insurance company in their right minds would ever issue such a policy. And if the gun was stolen and used how would the rightful owner prove that? In the end, if it passed, it would require the state government to carry the insurance, creating another costly department and yet more infringements on Second Amendment rights. AB 1227 would impose an additional 10% excise tax on firearm and ammunition sales and direct the funds (estimated at $118 million) to be used by another state committee toward “gun violence prevention programs.” In each case, these laws will punish gun owners and potential gun owners for owning guns, rather than addressing the problem of making criminals who use guns subject to serious prison time and personal liability for their crimes. Please notify your state senator and representative to vote no on these further infringements on our personal rights.

— Hayden Lening, Claremont

California needs new leadership

Re “Dems in risky bet to aid GOP extremists” (June 17):

As I read sthat there are Democrats promoting far-right candidates so they can potentially set themselves up against an opponent in November who might be easier to defeat, I wonder, will we ever again be able to have faith that those in elected office will work to serve citizens in a manner that most benefits those citizens, rather than dedicate all their energies to simply being re-elected? Conversely, will voters at large ever take seriously unearthing the most qualified candidate rather than merely vote for their party’s choice? Here in California, Democratic leadership has turned our state into a wasteland of problems, high taxes, rampant homelessness, out-of-control housing and border control problems, ceaseless over-regulation and folks continue re-electing the same people with the same flawed policy ideas. These two major problems go hand-in-hand, and it’s disheartening.

— Bob Cunningham, Cherry Valley

Jan. 6 riot

Re “Are you watching the House hearings” (June 14):

I have been watching and hope people who have believed Trump’s lies are watching also. I am proud of Liz Cheney and feel she represents the kind of Republican Party I agree with.

I think the Proud Boys were emboldened by Trumps call to stop the verification of the election. I liked a lot of the changes Trump made when he was in office concerning trying to make us less dependent on foreign oil, the Supreme Court appointees, and less power to agencies hindering business. However, I do not want him to run again because of what happened on Jan. 6. The events of Jan. 6 are inconsistent with the peaceful transfer of power our nation must have.

— Betty Addink, Riverside

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