Guns Have No Place in a Healthy Lifestyle

It is possible The Times would appreciate thanks and a positive reaction to the new Life & Style section.

However, as I turned to this much heralded debut (April 25), I was immediately faced with the image of “Terminator II,” complete with automatic weapon at the ready.

Must we be propagandized into thinking violence is popular and fashionable? Marginal behavior is so easily influenced.

It is not only the duty of all concerned of our citizenry, but especially the news media, movies and television, to bear some responsibility toward the Herculean burden of establishing the aura of a more secure, sane society if we hope to survive as a nation.

STAN CAPLAN

Canoga Park