There is no doubt that God sent this man as a voice crying in the wilderness.
Off to a nice, rational start, then...
Men and women are three-part beings. We all consist of body, mind, and spirit. When we refuse to acknowledge a third part of our make-up, we create a void that allows evil, prejudice, and hatred to rush in and wreak havoc.
Absolutely right! I mean, look at how little violence has ever been perpetrated by people claiming to be acting on behalf of a given religion. The Crusades, the 'troubles' in Northern Ireland, the Klan, etc. etc. - none of it actually happened.
No amount of gun laws can stop someone who spends months planning this type of massacre.
I could be wrong - and I openly admit that - but I thought I heard that the kids who did the killing got their guns from people who legally owned them? I'm not suggesting for one minute that they were deliberately armed by the owners, but gun laws that stopped those people from owning them in the first place
would have gone a fair way toward stopping them. The anger would still have been there, but there's only so much damage you can do with a knife or a club.
Yes, guns don't kill people, people kill people. And, yes, shooting animals makes a lot of people feel more manly. Not arguing with either of those points. However, if logically extended, why not allow people to own bombs? Both are created purely to kill, both could just be for defence, and both could be used quite effectively to kill animals.
As far as the line I keep seeing quoted in various articles about how more people die from car related injuries than from being shot is concerned, I would point out that cars aren't specifically intended to kill things. It happens, yes, but rarely intentionally. That's exactly what guns are meant to do.
I'm not getting into the whole "It's my right to own one" argument, I'm simply pointing out the connection between allowing legalised guns and an increase in the number of innocent people being shot. I forget the exact wording, but to paraphrase Bill Hicks:
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There is absolutely no connection being having a gun and shooting someone and not having a gun and not shooting someone - and you'd be a fool and a communist to make one"
To those of you who would point your finger at the NRA -- I give to you a sincere challenge. Dare to examine your own heart before casting the first stone!
Probably just me being dull, but what is he talking about here? Examine your heart for what?
