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The Jan. 28 letter "Get nonreligious sights" continued what has been a gross mischaracterization of Trijicon since this "scandal" began.

In saying that "In God We Trust" is not subject to the same logic as the gun sights, the writer says, "It doesn’t state a specific religion or a specific ‘god’ that you will trust. It is open for interpretation, whereas the Trijicon sight is Christian-specific."

While the writer is accurately repeating what he’s read in the press, he’s wrong. For example, the Trijicon Advanced Combat Optical Gunsight 6x48, used on the M240, has a reference to Psalm 27:1 on the side. Trijicon also put references to Isaiah on its scopes.

Will the author of that letter withdraw his objection, since the Trijicon sight is "open for interpretation," or will he now complain that the sights are "Jewish-specific," given that the verses are found in the Torah?

In their search for something over which to be offended, people have attempted to assign a motive to Trijicon that it has never claimed.

A far simpler explanation exists: Each of the verses Trijicon uses has the word "light" in it. Trijicon has pioneered unique light enhancement technologies for its sights, and the references are a witty connection to the core technologies that have made Trijicon’s products world-renowned.

They’re clever connections of faith and profession, not surreptitious attempts to convert those who don’t even know what the verses represent.

Maj. Jonathan DowtyEdwards Air Force Base, Calif.

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