At this writing, it appears that Wisconsin has avoided becoming the 48th state with a “concealed carry” law. We should be proud to have rejected a populace of potential killers.<\/p>\n
I find it peculiar that the party that claims to have won the Presidency on values (read “Christian values”) — not least among them being “right to life” — would have supported the people carrying handguns, whose primary function , after all, is to kill people. People may claim that they want to carry guns as deterrents, but such deterrence is predicated on the killing power of the gun. <\/p>\n
Frankly, I would have a gun if I believed it would have a reasonable chance of saving my life or the life of some innocent person. This seems absurdly unlikely. If I were to use it to save anything, the likelihood is that I’d be saving my wallet, which as a Christian I can’t value above a human life. To put it more plainly, I believe Christian morality (though certainly not exclusively Christian morality) dictates that I give up my wallet rather than shoot someone. <\/p>\n
I’m prepared to entertain the possibility that I’d have murderous thoughts if someone were to grievously hard one of my loved ones. But that’s exactly why I should not have a gun.<\/p>\n
It’s been said that for some, the right to life appears to end at birth. Concealed carry is a case in point.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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