Evil Times

I really didn’t want to write about the debate about the restrictions that people want to place on the Second Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, but I feel compelled to do so. I am terrified that this is just the beginning for the erosion of America’s freedoms. If this continues, we will not be able to resist any intrusion that the government wants to impose on us. We have examples of Nazi Germany, communist Russia and China.

I mourn the death of these innocent people. I also know that restricting guns is not the ONLY solution to the problem. Chicago has the most restrictive gun laws and still has one of the highest murder rates in the country. Obviously that isn’t the answer. If we are really serious about protecting our children, we need to put everything on the table and examine ALL options: mental health, drugs, violent games, armed guards and everything in between. I don’t consider the Second Amendment as a sacred cow, But I cannot let it be the only thing considered in this headlong rush to correct a problem.

Evil abounds and things made for good and peaceful purposes have been perverted by men with evil intent to cause death and carnage. Fertilizer, fuel, screws and nails have devastating effects when converted into explosive devices. Automobiles and airplanes have been perverted to become vehicles of death. Alcohol and drugs just add to the flames of wickedness.

Our forefathers as they settled the country placed armed guards at their churches and meeting places to protect their loved ones from the savages who wanted to kill them. Shouldn’t we do the same? If schools are considered “safe zones” isn’t that an open invitation for depraved people to come in and cause carnage with the least resistance.

Do violent games cause insensitivity to the taking of human lives? The military introduced the use of human shaped targets instead of the bull’s-eye targets to minimize the trauma of shooting another person. Isn’t that what is happening with these video games? It's said that most of these shooters were on prescribed antipsychotic and mood stabilizing drugs. Should they be evaluated?

Finally, I heard a radio announcer say that he thought these shooters wanted to commit suicide but were too cowardly to do it themselves. They've lived in relative obscurity and decided to write their names in blood before dying themselves. Going out in a blaze of glory is better than living the lives where they are now.

I don’t know the answer other than changing the souls of evil men, but shouldn’t we consider all of the alternatives?