Just a few responses to what I'm hearing:
- Assault weapons were not invented in the 1700's. Your right to have them is not clearly stated in the 2nd Amendment.
- President Obama is not taking away all guns. That will never happen. If anything it'll just be more like Canada, with tougher regulations and punishments.
- Why should civilians have assault rifles anyways? Aren't rifles and shotguns good enough to protect your homes?
- Teachers should never, EVER bring guns into the classroom. More guns in public to help. Yeah right. I'm fairly confident that overexposure to guns and psychotic behavior in movies, television and video games are teaching criminal behavior and normalizing violence. I'd like to find statistics to back me up. I'm sure it wouldn't be hard to find.
- Should Christians really have this strong of views on gun rights? Seems to be missing the point.
This looks like a pretty left perspective. I'm probably a tad more moderate in reality. I'm just tired of hearing complaints from the right, though I've had that headache for 4 years now...
Not looking for a huge debate. That's Facebook these days. That's why I prefer Blogger for controversy. It's quieter here.
I know this isn't Facebook, but if I could like your post a million times, I would. And then I'd like it a million more. I agree with every single one of your points here, but I don't feel qualified to ever make a statement on this issue because I know NOTHING about guns. I really get tired of hearing the arguments, too...and often wonder where the claims are coming from...and why the noisiest arguers are those who seem to want legal access to any weapon they want.
ReplyDeleteThanks for always posting thoughtful, open-minded, clear, and calm opinions, Dustin.