Following
the horrific attack in Vegas, the issue of gun control has of course
been pushed to the forefront of our public discourse. The left
labours under the delusion that increasing gun laws, perhaps even
turning our entire country into a single massive gun-free zone, will
decrease gun crime. Nevermind that gun-control fails to deliver the
promised safety, even the good people on the left want to do
something to prevent violence and will gladly cede more power and
authority to the state if it promises to do that.
We
could of course talk about empirical evidence of how, rather than
safe-guarding against attacks, gun-free zones are sites of choice for
killers; we could talk about how cities like London and Chicago that
have tried and are still trying to ban guns have consistently failed.
But
I think there's a broader philosophical issue underlying this debate.
The right are largely, though by no means exclusively, Christians.
We believe in a supreme Creator, objective moral Law, and in the
eternal struggle, the dichotomy of good versus evil.
The
left, conversely, are predominantly atheists. They believe in
nothing beyond the obvious subjects and evidence's of creation
readily perceived by our six senses (sometimes not even that). In
the absence of an Almighty determinator of good and evil, they are
left with the belief that man himself is the ultimate, and
consequently that man's greatest creation, government, is the
ultimate tool.
In
the face of this, how could they not believe that, if only given
enough power, government can solve all problems?
If
only it were that simple. But the problem of evil transcends mankind
and can never be “solved” by him. Every person on the face of
the planet has a choice between good and evil. So long as free will
exists, so to will the potential for evil. The means to that evil,
be it a gun, a car, a plane, a knife, poison, or public authority,
are mere detail. If a man wishes to cause harm or kill, he has
defied the Law of God, and has no cause to heed the law of man.
Now
don't get me wrong. I approve of law and believe in the rule of law.
Human laws are about the best means we have to protect ourselves
from the evil of our fellow man. But when all is said and done, the
only way to absolute security is through absolute control. Once the
state ascends to such a level of absolute power, it has become no
longer a servant of the people but a veritable Frankenstein's monster
that destroys it's erstwhile masters (reference communism). Some
would gladly accept such dominion over them. America will not.
As
regards the Vegas attack, this massive murder could never have been
perpetrated without extensive aid and preparation. ISIS claims
credit for the attack, but that cannot be the whole story. Paddock
was reporedly on no one's radar, and there is no way a man stockpiles
dozens of guns without attracting attention, let alone stores those
guns in a first-rate hotel for five days without being discovered.
There is no doubt in my mind that we are looking at the biggest
inside job since 9/11.
The
solution is not to disarm the law-abiding populace. In the
immediate, the goal should be to root out every dirty murderous crook
and accomplice that had part in this attack, neutralize the traitors
at home, and destroy the enemy in the middle-east. In the long term,
the only way to prevent murders like this is to foster and cultivate
a mentally healthy and morally sound culture, one that produces a
populace that is armed, honest, and God-fearing, one that has respect
for their fellow man, and is prepared at all times to defend the
innocent with lethal force.
Peace
be with the dead and strength with the living. May God bless and
guide the USA.
