I don't usually post here, but this Conneticut shooting got me thinking. I am a pretty conservative person, and echo the thoughts of many on this board who are concerned with the impact that liberal ideology has had on our culture. So don't take this the wrong way.
The 2nd amendment was written to protect the people from their own government. 221 years later, I wonder if firearms are really any good to protect the people from the government. Especially after something like what happened yesterday, I bet there are a LOT of Americans who are more than willing to give up their right to bear arms in hopes of avoiding another mass shooting (whether or not it works is beside the point). Those who still support the 2nd amendment are slowly becoming a minority which is being labeled as extreme and uncaring. I don't think we need to fear an armed takeover by the government, rather an ideological shift in the voting public that makes it our own idea - whether or not it is what our country was, is, or ought to be. The war in todays culture is being fought with ideas and words, not guns. And that is a much more subtle (and dangerous) way to shape a culture. Hitler used words and ideas to convince an entire nation that it was OK to kill Jews. I am not equating ANYONE with Hitler, only using him as an example of the persuasiveness of words and ideas, and perhaps the uselessness of guns in protecting a people from a government.
I strongly support the right to bear arms as a matter of personal freedom. I am just beginning to wonder if it still serves the purpose it was originally intended to do.
The 2nd amendment was written to protect the people from their own government. 221 years later, I wonder if firearms are really any good to protect the people from the government. Especially after something like what happened yesterday, I bet there are a LOT of Americans who are more than willing to give up their right to bear arms in hopes of avoiding another mass shooting (whether or not it works is beside the point). Those who still support the 2nd amendment are slowly becoming a minority which is being labeled as extreme and uncaring. I don't think we need to fear an armed takeover by the government, rather an ideological shift in the voting public that makes it our own idea - whether or not it is what our country was, is, or ought to be. The war in todays culture is being fought with ideas and words, not guns. And that is a much more subtle (and dangerous) way to shape a culture. Hitler used words and ideas to convince an entire nation that it was OK to kill Jews. I am not equating ANYONE with Hitler, only using him as an example of the persuasiveness of words and ideas, and perhaps the uselessness of guns in protecting a people from a government.
I strongly support the right to bear arms as a matter of personal freedom. I am just beginning to wonder if it still serves the purpose it was originally intended to do.