Letter.

 Letter Published in The National UAE on 4 Sep 19un violence could start to deter would-be tourists from visiting the US I write to you in reference to the piece Death toll in Texas mass shooting climbs to seven(September 1).The recent mass shooting in Texas by a white man in his 30s, killing seven people and wounding 21 others, has raised the issue of gun crime once again in the US. Unfortunately, this is not the only incident that has occurred in the US in recent times.It is high time, therefore, that the Trump administration creates more stringent laws with regard to the issuing of gun licences.Aside from creating a sense of insecurity within the country, the government must also realise that the spate of gun violence could begin to scare away tourists.K Ragavan, Bengaluru