I’m weary of hearing about gun control and I think that its
opponents are making a fundamental mistake in their argument.
First, let it be said that I am not for more gun control
laws. I don’t want our Second Amendment rights to be diminished…And I don’t own
a gun.
The right to bear arms is a right most people do not
exercise. Frankly, most people don’t care if they can get a gun or not. They
don’t see a loss where there is none for them. It’s someone else’s problem. More
gun control laws won’t have a direct effect on most people’s lives, and when
this is so, they don’t really care about the subject. The loss of rights argument
is moot to them.
They do care about 20 little kids who were killed by a
madman.
If gun control opponents want to gain support from the
general population, I think they should be focusing on the fact that the
regulations being proposed will not work.
They wouldn’t have protected those kids and teachers at Sandy Hook, and they
won’t stop the next madman either. This is what they should be talking about –
over and over and over. It should be stated as fact that laws cannot make us
safe and secure. Security from the law is dependent on people who have the will
to obey it. Madmen are not usually amongst this group…
The protracted discussions on what gun laws to implement;
the endless arguments; the laws that will be passed are just a monumental waste
of time, and a dishonor to those who died.
We are a foolish people indeed to think that a law about how
many bullets you can carry will protect us from evil. If that is our solution
to the tragedy at Sandy Hook, I would be embarrassed to look into the eyes of
those little angels who faced the darkness and tell them it’s all okay now.
Because it’s not…and until we resolve to meet evil from a
position of strength, it won’t be.
And that’s what gun control opponents should be talking
about.
