I expect the gun control debate will begin anew. The cries for something to be done will reach a crescendo. Then something else will happen and that debate quiets down once gain. Just why this 26 year old white guy that had been given a bad discharge conduct discharge from the Air Force did what he did we may never know. Yes it could be argued that if he didn't have a gun he couldn't have done that. Oh, but that it were that easy. Fact is, it is a person problem not a gun problem. We need to figure out what went wrong in our society that has got us to this point. What happened to the moral compass ? How did we get here, where life means so little to so many ? And it isn't just guns doing the harm. Drugs are taking lives at an alarming rate, just that they take one at a time. Look at the rate of abortion ? No matter how you spin that you are taking lives. And that we claim as a right ! What value is placed on life then ?
So once again we are faced with a tragedy. Once again the search for answers begins. Why ? That is what is being asked and there is no reasonable answer to that question. There can be no explanation. In truth, would it make any difference ? Does it matter why ? What we have to deal with is the reality. Is there anything that could be done to prevent this from ever happening again ? The answer is no. A single person or a group of people can not be prevented from doing these acts. Yes, it was a gun but could just as easily been a bomb or anything else. Saying not as many would be killed if he didn't have a gun is sheer speculation, wishful thinking. We would all like to think that no one would be subject to this sort of thing.
Is there anything that can be done ? Sadly the answer is no. There is nothing that can be done. You can't change the hearts of people that have evil intent. There is no way you can remove all objects from the hands of those that would use those objects to cause harm. Cain killed Abel with a rock. One murder is too many. It is like Pandoras' box, the evil can not be contained. In that myth all the evil was let out of the jar and when the jar was closed all that remained inside was hope. The lesson is still applicable. All we have left is hope.
If we knew the reason why, would that change anything ? Does anyone really believe that they can satisfy the needs or wants of everyone ? Does it make a difference what those wants or needs are ? Can anyone or any government provide everything for everyone all the time ? Or will there always be those that just aren't satisfied ? Knowing the reason why is only useful if you can travel back in time. If I could do that, I would be able to satisfy whatever need that person had and prevent the action from happening. Knowing why after the fact is only a comfort to those left. That is because it gives us hope. If we know why we can prevent it right ? Why do bad things happen to good people ? It's because of bad people. Why are some people bad ? Answer that, and you will have found the key. Then all that would be left is deciding what is good and bad.
So once again we are faced with a tragedy. Once again the search for answers begins. Why ? That is what is being asked and there is no reasonable answer to that question. There can be no explanation. In truth, would it make any difference ? Does it matter why ? What we have to deal with is the reality. Is there anything that could be done to prevent this from ever happening again ? The answer is no. A single person or a group of people can not be prevented from doing these acts. Yes, it was a gun but could just as easily been a bomb or anything else. Saying not as many would be killed if he didn't have a gun is sheer speculation, wishful thinking. We would all like to think that no one would be subject to this sort of thing.
Is there anything that can be done ? Sadly the answer is no. There is nothing that can be done. You can't change the hearts of people that have evil intent. There is no way you can remove all objects from the hands of those that would use those objects to cause harm. Cain killed Abel with a rock. One murder is too many. It is like Pandoras' box, the evil can not be contained. In that myth all the evil was let out of the jar and when the jar was closed all that remained inside was hope. The lesson is still applicable. All we have left is hope.
If we knew the reason why, would that change anything ? Does anyone really believe that they can satisfy the needs or wants of everyone ? Does it make a difference what those wants or needs are ? Can anyone or any government provide everything for everyone all the time ? Or will there always be those that just aren't satisfied ? Knowing the reason why is only useful if you can travel back in time. If I could do that, I would be able to satisfy whatever need that person had and prevent the action from happening. Knowing why after the fact is only a comfort to those left. That is because it gives us hope. If we know why we can prevent it right ? Why do bad things happen to good people ? It's because of bad people. Why are some people bad ? Answer that, and you will have found the key. Then all that would be left is deciding what is good and bad.
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