These are just thoughts I've had
after hearing about the shootings in Connecticut. My first reaction
was oh man, another mass shooting. But I wasn't really relating to
how horrible it was, so I took some time to think about it. I have
children; quite a few by today's standards. So I know what it is to
interact with cute kids. I've seen some of the bad side of life; if
it happens again, it's like, well, been there, done that, I'll get
through as best I can. But like most parents, if you want to hurt me,
do something to my kids. I've thought about being separated from
them. The worst part is knowing that the little ones would be crying
for Mommy and Daddy, really scared of not knowing why they were kept
away from us. Knowing their fear and anguish is worse than
anything else I would be feeling. But at least there might be some
hope of getting them back. The parents of these kids don't have that
hope.
I try to think about what this act
is, what the motive or reason is for it. Is it war? Not in the usual
sense. These kids weren't bystanders in gang shootings, or involved
in a fatal car wreck. They're adorable kids who had just been hugged
hours before, then holes ripped through their little bodies at approximately 2700 fps. Kids
lying on the floor in puddles of blood. Do their parents try not to
think of these things? Do they go to sleep only out of exhaustion?
When they awake, is there just one half a second where they see the
new day, and start to feel the usual optimism of another chance to
accomplish things; when the horrible smothering reality hits them of
what just happened? That contrast might be worse than waking in
sorrow.
Some crimes I can understand the
criminal's motive, even if it's not the reaction I would have or the
decision I would make, I can sort of understand why one would do
that. But this thing, I can't make any sense of it. Maybe he was
thinking:”Well, if you don't like me now, you're about to REALLY
dislike me”. So he goes for the one target that is the biggest
emotional vulnerability. OK, but it doesn't add up. If he had enough
social awareness to know how special kids are, how could he go
through with it? Maybe if I think about it for ten years, I can start
to understand, but not now, it's a blank. For that reason, I suspect
demonic influence. I think a lot of people don't comprehend the
applied hatred that is completely void of any compassion, the calm
hatred that very, very strongly wants to destroy you. But that's a
different topic.
I think the intent of the second
amendment is obvious. The whole document is intended to limit the
tyrannies of government. The intent of the second amendment is to
give the people the ability to best the government in an armed
conflict. That intent would include bazookas for stopping tanks and
missiles for destroying aircraft. It includes AR-15s with large
magazines and lots of rounds in reserve. The amendment isn't about
hunting rifles. That's pretty radical by today's standards, so it's
just me talking, but to be better informed of what most gun owners
think, you should read Thomas Sowel's latest column at WND. It's a sober
look at gun ownership. Still, how many people entering the teaching
field thought it would include gun battles? By the way, if you regard
teaching as a noble profession, then you should never hold stay at
home moms in derision. The teacher is merely an aid in what the mom
does.
I think it was Thomas Jefferson that
said something to the effect that the document was wholly unfit for
an immoral people. And that's where we're at. I'm not advocating
surrender of guns; for one thing, the government is as immoral as the
populace. What I am saying is that this is a dilemma, there is no
easy resolve. I guess that in the time line of moral decay,
we had to arrive at this juncture. George Washington said something
like Government is like fire; a fearful servant, and a terrible
master. But really, read about him, he was a man of character. What
would (or does) he think of this situation? I don't mean violence the
world over; I mean this shooting in this United States that he helped
forge.
I even wonder if there's not a
connection. I went looking for some documented evidence of the
statement that President Eisenhower got funding to promote teaching
the theory of evolution in schools. I did find one site that appeared
to have footnotes. Kent Hovind has stated as much, but I wanted
another source. That was 1959, we all know that the supreme court
removed prayer from school shortly thereafter. If there were mobs
with pitchforks and torches at that time, would we be seeing this
moral decay now? God is real and attentive; His blessing is the
lynchpin of our well being. Were people so high on the victory of WW2
that they elevated government above what it should be; they forgot
what George Washington said about government? I wonder if the flag
can be an idol. A couple years ago, I saw it as a symbol of
oppression, now I see it as a logo for various causes, few of them
having to do with true freedom. I'm not anti American, I just favor
the America of long ago.
I've read comments on the Internet
that said when the government comes after the guns, THAT'S when the
fighting will start. Really? Look at all the freedoms that have been
lost heretofore. And our president just trashed the first amendment.
Seriously. If you're a true patriot, you know that. That wasn't some
little technicality which is part of recent legislation. That was the
end of the first amendment. The bill of rights is whittled away year
after year, but somehow, a lot of gun owners think that they're free
because they own guns. It's this identity thing, maybe it's something
to hide behind, a place to hide the eyes. I wonder if a mindset of
In Guns We Trust is idolatry?
As I said, I'm not advocating
surrendering guns, they might be needed if this country has a big
collapse; to keep order if the government wasn't able to. To defend
against rape and violence. But one must be careful of motive. From
what I read at WND, that's what the killer's mother was, one who
prepares for catastrophe. Back in 1999, a lot of people were talking
about a possible disaster with the computers of the world. I didn't
know much about computers, but my hunch was that something didn't add
up about the scenario. To be safe though, I made preparations. I
lived on the very top of a small mountain. Not at all the size of
most mountains, but too steep for what I would call a hill. So I was
up there storing stuff; food, water, and yes, ammunition. But I
started thinking about it. Preparing meals carefully, maybe with no
heat, so that the aroma wouldn't attract the neighbors. If they came
after my stuff, why, I'd have to mow them down. My neighbors. Even if
that was doable, how long could I stay awake? Sleep could be my
undoing. The whole approach took on a bad feel. I remembered how a
friend not too many miles away had said that in an emergency, he
would never have to worry about food out in his farming area. Every
guy around me owned a chainsaw, I had one plus working crosscut saws.
What if a barter could be made between firewood and food? The
firewood would serve both parties as a medium of exchange. I then
made a map of the local springs that had fresh water. I bought
gasoline and two stroke oil. In short, I started thinking about
community. The idea of being the lone well armed one killing hungry
people is a tragic mindset. Could we say that contributed to this
disaster?
I don't know if there is a different
approach to this conflict of interests between those that wrongly
think banning guns would fix things; and gun owners. I remember
hearing a talk radio program where one of the participants was
talking about how bad things were getting with donations to
fraudulent ministries some years back. He said that Congress told the
Christian community that if they didn't do something about the
problem, Congress would. That's when the ECFA was founded, for the
sake of financial accountability. Would it be possible to create a
non government entity that had an impact on who bought guns, and how
they were stored? On a related note, I would think that one would
have at least a few hours' notice of an unfolding catastrophe, and
could unlock the hardware then? This entity is probably a pipe dream
that encompasses too many volatile considerations. Besides, there's
the one that tramples the constitution. He has no room for something
that actually works. This is after all, the administration that
doesn't let a tragedy go to waste. That reminds me; Mr. Biden, we don't have a problem with violence, we have a problem with evil. The kind of filthy unclean evil that liberals endorse; the kind that destroys society.
Speaking of liberals, my advice to those presiding over the
annihilation of the republic is to dispose of the rest of the
constitution first, leaving armed people with the illusion of
freedom; then get rid of the guns last.
