tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1336775205213401378.post5496157168197654174..comments2023-06-05T05:10:41.865-05:00Comments on My Writing Loft: "Yes" to GunsKarenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01709542174278486434noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1336775205213401378.post-35209305139337613472009-05-10T17:14:00.000-05:002009-05-10T17:14:00.000-05:00Hi Alan, Thanks for sharing a different perspectiv...Hi Alan, Thanks for sharing a different perspective and giving us another view to ponder. A gunless society would certainly be a great thing, but it seems that the "bad guys" could simply attain them in an illegal manner (just like illegal drugs) while the "good guys" who follow the rules would have no way to defend themselves. <br /><br />In the Bible there is a distinction between vengeance (Romans 12:19)and self defense (Exodus 22:2). Vengeance is God's, but self-defense is allowed by us. We cannot defend ourselves without an equivelent show of force. In Bible times, that may have been a sling shot or a sword, in today's times, the criminals have guns, and I don't think making guns illegal will keep them out of the hands of criminals. It would be a much more peaceful world if that were possible.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01709542174278486434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1336775205213401378.post-28956429503662815232009-05-09T13:11:00.000-05:002009-05-09T13:11:00.000-05:00Karen, its Alan. I'm sorry but I totally disagree ...Karen, its Alan. I'm sorry but I totally disagree with your thinking that guns in Church or anywhere else, is a good thing. Surely from a religious point of view, guns should not be anywhere in our society,then we would not have the worry of defending ourselves from crazies. In the rest of the civilised world, guns are not condoned, hence thousands of people are not slaughtered each year as in our gun happy society. AlanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1336775205213401378.post-82357666716902837782009-04-03T10:48:00.000-05:002009-04-03T10:48:00.000-05:00This is a wonderful entry... of course I would thi...This is a wonderful entry... of course I would think that anyway since you are my daughter, and I think everyting you do is wonderful. However, on this particular issue, I am 100% in agreement.<BR/><BR/>Thanks, Karen<BR/>MomAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com