America was built on the premises of individual freedom and a peaceful community. These premises became the promises of the government. The power to fulfill these promises was voluntarily transferred from the governed to the government. Now we have another horrific massacre of innocent school children by a mentally deranged teenager. This will be followed by calls for more gun control laws by the liberal elites. The politicians will play politics but the problem won’t be solved. The focus will be on “the guns” and not “how and why.” The calls for banning guns will result in more gun sales and ammunition, not less.
Yes I realize there are mentally ill people, but let us not forget that there is evil present in our world and there are evil people that will and do evil things. There is a God and there is a Devil and there is a battle between good and evil, but praise God good will prevail!
Murder is caused by human evil; guns, knives, bombs, baseball bats and strangling human hands, among many others, are the means. Hitler also used gas chambers; while Lenin and Stalin also used mass starvation. Focusing on the means will always be unsuccessful, because there will always be ways to commit murder in the presence of an evil will, guns or no guns.
Also, in Orwellian fashion, cities with strict gun control laws, mostly run by Democrats, only control and disarm good guys, not murderers. Thus, so-called "gun free zones" become gun kill zones.
Our Founding Fathers understood the common sense moral principles of good and evil, where human evil was the focus; for many of us the same common sense prevails, while others have apparently lost their American Minds. Our Founding Fathers knew that guns don't aim themselves at innocent people, and are unable to pull their own triggers.
You make several key points about laws and leadership, Martin. I would make two additional comments about the school shooting: 1) I had to recently visit a middle school during the day in Springfield, Missouri. I could only enter through the front door -- all others were locked, exit-only from the inside. Before entering, I had to speak to a secretary through a window who called the teacher I needed to see. When the teacher came, I was buzzed into the building. I was impressed by the security. 2) China has very strict gun laws and does not allow ordinary citizens to keep guns. But during the two years we taught English in China, we heard of several mass murders in public facilities like schools. . .with knives. Removing all potentially deadly weapons will never solve the problem of deranged individuals wanting to wreak havoc on others.
Yes I realize there are mentally ill people, but let us not forget that there is evil present in our world and there are evil people that will and do evil things. There is a God and there is a Devil and there is a battle between good and evil, but praise God good will prevail!
Murder is caused by human evil; guns, knives, bombs, baseball bats and strangling human hands, among many others, are the means. Hitler also used gas chambers; while Lenin and Stalin also used mass starvation. Focusing on the means will always be unsuccessful, because there will always be ways to commit murder in the presence of an evil will, guns or no guns.
Also, in Orwellian fashion, cities with strict gun control laws, mostly run by Democrats, only control and disarm good guys, not murderers. Thus, so-called "gun free zones" become gun kill zones.
Our Founding Fathers understood the common sense moral principles of good and evil, where human evil was the focus; for many of us the same common sense prevails, while others have apparently lost their American Minds. Our Founding Fathers knew that guns don't aim themselves at innocent people, and are unable to pull their own triggers.
You make several key points about laws and leadership, Martin. I would make two additional comments about the school shooting: 1) I had to recently visit a middle school during the day in Springfield, Missouri. I could only enter through the front door -- all others were locked, exit-only from the inside. Before entering, I had to speak to a secretary through a window who called the teacher I needed to see. When the teacher came, I was buzzed into the building. I was impressed by the security. 2) China has very strict gun laws and does not allow ordinary citizens to keep guns. But during the two years we taught English in China, we heard of several mass murders in public facilities like schools. . .with knives. Removing all potentially deadly weapons will never solve the problem of deranged individuals wanting to wreak havoc on others.