Sound Off: February 6, 2026

Sun Herald readers weigh in on local and national topics.

They said it

A recent Sound Off writer suggested that conservatives weren’t really saying Alex Pretti did not have the right to own a gun. I don’t know if they intended to build their strawman in that way, but both Donald Trump and Kash Patel have made very public statements about where you should be allowed to carry your gun. And it doesn’t line up in any way with hundreds of years of conservative screaming.

All about distractions

Democrats are great at distractions. The Epstein files. The shootings in Minnesota. This, that and the other. Yes, those things aren’t great. But maybe you could also point out that America is, finally, moving in the right direction economically and from an immigration standpoint.

Trump-Kennedy Center

Oh, no. President Trump is going to improve the Trump-Kennedy Center. Liberals have had a lot of fun with pointing out that “nobody wants to perform” there, so it shouldn’t be a problem that it’s going to close for repairs.

Proper manner?

The reason people just won’t let ICE do its job is that ICE is doing it in a thuggish manner without regard for human rights. The reason the issue isn’t addressed in “the proper manner” is those in charge are responsible for this behavior all the way up to the President and of course won’t listen since they think that behavior is acceptable.

More files

The DOJ just released the supposed remainder of the Epstein files and oops, it contains previously unpublished victim’s names and nude photos. It was “an accident,” after a full year of working on redactions? Did you notice that no co-conspirators were accidentally outed? Who do these clowns think they are fooling? The incompetence and corruption must be dealt with. Outrageous.

Fire Bondi

President Trump was mentioned more than 4,000 times while only half of the Epstein documents have been released. Now, Pam Bondi has mistakenly released the names of over 100 assaulted female victims. Draw your own conclusions. No actions against the males that assaulted.

Great work

My daughter wrote the excellently researched and written explanation of why one guy with an AR15 was different from an agitator carrying a combat modified semiautomatic pistol, and two loaded magazines, to a self initiated second throw-down with police. My sympathies are with the man who used his weapon defensively against a group of “protesters” trying to kill him. I have no sympathy for the tactical genius that confronted ICE with the intent to do what with that gun? I am very proud of my daughter.

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This story was originally published February 6, 2026 at 3:00 AM.