Keith Burgess-Jackson, J.D., Ph.D.

The solution of the "gun problem" is not fewer guns; it is more guns. Had there been even one armed person in the South Carolina church, several people who are dead might be alive today.

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To the Editor:

Re “60 Million People Fleeing Chaotic Lands, U.N. Says” (front page, June 18):

The number of refugees sounds overwhelming. The response from the United States and the developed world, however, is underwhelming.

The number of displaced people fleeing persecution is more than twice what it was in 2005, and higher than at any time since the Holocaust and the end of World War II. Yet this year’s refugee resettlement ceiling is the same as 10 years ago: 70,000. Last year, each of us contributed only $4.39 in taxpayer money to help refugees overseas.

The American experience tells us that refugees who are welcomed and allowed to work, whether here or in their country of first asylum, are an asset to society. When marginalized or warehoused in camps, they are a burden.

As we commemorate World Refugee Day on June 20, our government should commit to contributing much more to welcoming and helping refugees rebuild their lives.

MARK HETFIELD

New York

The writer is president and chief executive of HIAS, a global Jewish nonprofit that protects refugees.

Note from KBJ: Here is my Cochranesque reply: "If you won't assimilate, you must stay outside the gate."

The editorial board of the New York Times likes what Pope Francis says about Global Warming. Abortion, not so much. Isn't cherry-picking great?

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Blaze of Glory (1989). Joe Jackson, an Englishman, is simultaneously a brilliant musician and a repulsive human being. Among other things, he makes fun of Ronald Reagan ("Right and Wrong") and vilifies the United States ("Evil Empire"). If it weren't for the United States, he'd be speaking German.

Yesterday evening, Katherine and I watched the third of four Jurassic Park movies, Jurassic Park III (2001). We are now in a position to see the fourth and current movie, Jurassic World (2015), at the theater, assuming it's still playing! Yesterday's movie was at least as good as the first two, and maybe better, since (1) it didn't seem designed to titillate children, (2) it didn't feature the wise-cracking Jeff Goldblum character, and (3) it was shorter (93 minutes) than the others. The scenery (ostensibly an island west of Costa Rica but actually Hawaii and northern California) was, as usual, gorgeous.

Here is the trailer.

Seven-Inning Felix (10-3) pitched well yesterday, against a good team (the San Francisco Giants): eight innings; 106 pitches; no earned runs.