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» pink101 - Guns Are The Tools of Death

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Conjecture about guns is not a very good way to arrive at a conclusion about the causes of murder.
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Guns are merely the tools of death for some person or persons bent on killing. The fact that a gun is in a holster ready to be put into action doesn't kill anyone. How many police officers are there in the United States who carry weapons in plain sight and how many who carry concealed after hours--are police officers ALWAYS on duty 24-7? Some say so. They are not the focus of wanton killing and we seldom hear about officers having to use their weapons. The gun is most obviously NOT the problem; but, it is access to the gun that is the potential problem.
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We live in a capitalist economy. Guns are products of highly skilled manufacturing processes employed by manufacturers that are in business to make a profit. Once a certain level of productivity is achieved, it gets to be a matter of numbers. 100 automatic pistols provides a $10,000.00 profit. 1,000 profide a profit of $100,000.00. The questions the manufactuers ask is about how much money they want to make. Loose gun laws, it would seem, lessen the liability factors for the industry. It's the same kind of questioning those manufacturers have to ask that provide the world with weapons of mass destruction. "What are the limits to our profits?"
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Beyond that, we need a great deal of education and understanding in our society. We cannot depend on the family or the churches to provide the necessary morality and discipline that will keep violence prone people out of the picture. There is a lesson in Masonry that teaches the candidate to reflect on the past. The speacker says, "Reflect, reflect, reflect...", as he points in a direction. Wisdom tells us to be introspective. Reactionary, knee jerk responses are not going to settle the problems we have with violence.
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-- posted by pink101