I personally own numerous guns that could be considered “assault” weapons. I enjoy shooting them and have trained hundreds of people in basic hunting and shooting skills. Of which, none have been used to harm another human being, and especially illegally. I think people are uninformed on guns. We make just about every cars to travel at least twice the speed limit. And we don’t blink an eye when thousands of people each year die or are killed because of speed. We see an equal or possibly greater numbers of fatalities due to alcohol or now “accepted” drugs. And we know what happens when we take American’s alcohol away! We don’t and shouldn’t tell what type, size or power of a car to buy. So, if I would like to own a semi-automatic rifle and pistol, I feel I should have the same free choice to do so. And the argument isn’t if it’s used for hunting or shooting. Those are not really protected under our Constitution. But, the way I read it( and is the basic historical interpretation by the courts and The Court), is that the Constitution permits us to protect ourselves against the government. And I think it is a mistake to never think a man-ran government will never become bad. We will already over powered by tanks and aircraft.
I have watched the dismantling of the First Amendment over the last decade (this is a whole discussion in itself). Now we see a dismantling of the Second Amendment. Many believe the rest of the Amendments hang upon the viability of these first two. I don’t think we can ever compare ourselves to other countries in their acceptance or ban of guns. We need to look within ourselves. In our country I see a trend that where the strictest gun laws are “enforced” the most murders by guns occur. Since our war on drugs has failed. And our war on poverty has failed. And our war on racism has also supposedly failed. A war on guns will probably only limit the rights of law abiding citizens. And if the criminals will still have guns, and the average response time by police in most areas can exceed 10 minutes, the best thing to stop someone with a gun is to equalize the playing field by using a gun. Even the police use a “match the level of danger” with an equal or greater force. An example is if you are a woman, being that most men are 20-30% stronger, you will probably not win a equal battle with them (sorry but basic biology). If someone was threatening to rape you, a gun would be a great equalizer offsetting the strength advantage.
We live in a world of sexual deviance and perverse appetites. We live in a culture of violence and emptiness. While I do my best to change this culture, I know my limited ability to do so. So, I also choose to equip myself and my family with the means to protect themselves and others. Each of my children will receive a personal weapon that they can choose to carry or even conceal carry as they walk these violent streets of sex trafficking, rape, murder, drug induced paranoia, etc. I believe one way to keep my family safe is by the ownership and use of guns. And our forefathers must have seen the same rational.
Maybe make it a death penalty if a criminal has a gun or uses one. Maybe if we eliminate their name and face from the news it would give them less reason to “up” the bar of notoriety. We must make people accountable and make it “burn”. I feel we have slapped people on the wrist for too long. Then, we complain on the huge number of repeat offenders. Then we blame poverty or some other external thing, when we really see people of all levels breaking the law. External triggers will only control when the inner strength and self-control is absent. But, it’s easier and gives us self satisfaction that we “did” something so we can go back to our own selfish lives. And that is why we blame the guns and not the people. It’s like blaming the fork or spoon for our country being over-weight. Or blaming the checkbook for being out of money. Or …
In fact, this whole “gun-hate” revolution being energized is fueling more struggling youth and mentally unstable people to get on the band-wagon and do the unthinkable. They are demanding that their “truth” be heard. We are having “truth wars”. They will get fame and cause a change in society. Copy cats and Bar Raisers will come out of the woodwork. And then continue to watch as we fearfully remove more rights, people will rebel even more. We must restore civility, responsibility, consequences, respect, empathy, conversation, cooperation and Truth back into our society.
I am always concerned when attitudes within the nation demonizes the instrument of choice rather than the act or societal cancers that lead a person to do these horrific acts. I hope that people would let any law abiding citizen to act upon their Constitutional rights, and not assume we are incapable of managing ourselves. If I don’t want to own a gun of any type respect that please. If I want to own one of every kind of gun, please respect that. If I quit being a law abiding citizen throw everything you have at me. Otherwise, I should be innocent. Most all of the shooters had major red flags of family history and police contact history to start investigating.
While I could go on, I will end my point of view with my “faith” perspective. We are not warring against flesh and blood. Our culture is in a spiritual fight for life. Every form of death and despair symptom is escalating: suicides, cutting, depression, loneliness, drugs, alcohol, violence, rape incest, prejudice, gangs, fatherless homes, abortion, etc. And YES! I am one of those closed minded people who thinks that only a revival around Jesus Christ will give our society any hope. Even Jesus told His Disciples to buy a sword, and it probably wasn’t to cut the cheese. It was the weapon of choice in that day. He didn’t care what size either. Just get one. I believe just like in Jesus day, we need to be prepared to protect those around us, and therefore the gun is the weapon of choice. It appears violence will continue to increase. Protect the children and those unable to protect themselves, but remove my ability and weapons needed to do so. And, in the meanwhile PREACH AND LIVE THE GOSPEL, PRAY WITHOUT CEASING AND WORK OUT YOUR SALVATION WITH FEAR AND TREMBLING! Thanks for listening and for overlooking any incorrect verbage or grammer! And remember please this is a part of my view and opinion on this topic. God bless!
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