I agree that their are issues within the whole situation with guns , but I am not so sure I could go as far as to say they are never needed. We live in a country that doesn’t have everyone having guns, look at the issues over knife crimes in the inner cities, especially London. Yet the problem is not with the knives, but with the gangs that choose to fight amongst themselves and desire to be in control.
It does bother me when I read of these shooting, and also countless other incidents where younger children get guns and accidentally shoot parents , siblings or friends. So obviously something needs to change somewhere , but how or what is difficult to determine.
We have had many debates on the forum about this issue, this is a predominantly US forum and there are very strong thoughts on the subject.
The sad reality is that this recent situation in Buffalo was racial motivated. The young person in question was fearful of the country being over taken by Black people , so he drove to a Black area and decided too kill a few. Who made him fearful, who has fed into this young persons mind those thoughts. There are always underlying issues with these shootings.
The conclusion of many has been that it’s not the weapon but the person wielding the weapon that is the issue.
I have always found it weird that a teenager can get a gun licence in the US at 18 , but they aren’t allowed to have a legal drink until they are 21 ………crazy.
It’s not an easy subject to debate ………
I am not sure, however, that it’s wrong for a Christian to be armed. ………..but as I have never had to make the decision with regards to having a gun in my home it’s not something I have really considered. If someone was to enter my house and I could access knife, or something to defend myself with, I would use it as I don’t consider it wrong to act in self defence.
Rita
