There is a lot of talk at the moment about gun laws. In the wake of some serious shooting in the United States many people are questioning why civilians are allowed to purchase guns and ammo that rival that of police and military. I have to be honest and say I do not know much about guns. I don't know how to shoot, I don't have a permit and I can count the number of time I have held a gun on one hand. I am nowhere near educated on this subject. I am however a believer in personal responsibility and accountability. I also believe in our constitution.
What exactly does this mean? I believe in the constitution and personal responsibility? It means, dear readers (if you exist), that we need to hold firm to our ability as grown individuals to know right from wrong. It also means that we need to stop thinking controlling every little nuance of our lives will make everything okay. Do we truly think that making more rules will keep people from doing bad things? There are how many billions of people on this planet? We can't all be Susie Sunshine and Polly Anna. Some of us are going to be the Devil incarnate. That is just the way it is.
Stricter gun laws will NOT stop people from killing others. Period. Sorry but it is true. If someone really wants to harm others they will find a way to do it. Look at people who work in hospitals that purposely infect others with disease or do mercy killing. They have no gun... Or people who make homemade bombs... Do we outlaw fertilizer? No, we have to just accept that at some point on any given day something bad is going to happen. Its the law of averages.
posted by manders @ 9:37 AM
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