To the Editor:

Re “Block the Sale of Warplanes to Nigeria” (editorial, May 18):

As the National Rifle Association and the gun manufacturers are to the United States, the United States is to the world. Can we not stop selling death to other countries, whether democratic or not?

And how can we hope for a less violent America when America peddles weapons across the planet?

ALEXANDRA MOFFAT

Orford, N.H.

Note from KBJ: I agree completely with this letter. It should be illegal for anyone in the United States (including the government) to sell a weapon to a foreigner (including foreign governments). There are people in this country who are getting rich on destruction.