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VIOLENCE AND CULTURE: Guns aren't the root of all evil
Josey1
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VIOLENCE AND CULTURE: Guns aren't the root of all evilMechele Dillard - For the Journal-ConstitutionWednesday, January 9, 2002The United States has become a nation of violence. But unlike citizens of many countries who are fighting for freedom, justice or God, we are fighting because we can. We have nothing better to do with our time. Our children have grown tired of Friday nights at the movies and dinner in front of the television. Parents have lost sight of their responsibilities, expecting the government or the baby sitter or the schools --- somebody, anybody --- to raise their children while they work and build careers. But I digress. Guns are the cause of the ever-growing violence in the United States. God? Where is God? In this free society, the mere mention of God sets people quaking in their boots. Pray at a football game? Not unless you want a lawsuit on your hands. But guns are the problem. Children kill children. Parents are afraid of their children. Teachers are not safe in their classrooms. Kids build bombs in their parents' garages. Babies are killed every day, with the consent of our own U.S. Supreme Court, because they are an inconvenience for their careless would-be parents. But guns are the problem. Government programs hand out condoms to our children, promoting "safe sex" over abstinence. Marriage has been disrespected to the point that the routine small talk inquiry is, "So is this your first marriage?" But guns are the problem. Older citizens are living in shacks and unable to afford food and medicine. Our glorious veterans are living on the streets. Teachers are taking second jobs at Wal-Mart to make ends meet while football players whine about multimillion-dollar contracts. But guns are the problem? It's true, handguns can be used as an expression of violence. And it's true, people are shot every day in the United States, sometimes intentionally, sometimes not. But handguns are inanimate objects. Eliminating the rights that were given to every law-abiding citizen by our Founding Fathers would be a dangerous precedent and would only bring a fool's security, never touching the actual problem. http://www.accessatlanta.com/ajc/epaper/editions/wednesday/opinion_c3b38ebcd42e21d500f4.html