Blame it on the Gun!
A headline just caught my attention: “Medical examiner: All
victims in Conn. school rampage shot multiple times by rifle”. Yes, the rifle
got up and shot all victims dead. Yes, the rifle fired itself many times. Yes, the
rifle, the gun, the machine gun, the shotgun. Whatever.
Look carefully beyond the surface and the subliminal
messaging of these politically languaged headlines for the real reasons, as unapparent
as they may be, behind this and the previous onslaught of school, college, and
movie theatre shootings. Think about why
a whole generation that seems to have gone mad is being ignored. The weapon of
choice, the gun, is the item of blame. Why not consider that something must have seriously traumatized
this recent school murderer , for him to go back 8 years later and commit such
a heinous crime? Why isn't this happening in nations just nearby as Canada,
where guns are just as prevalent?
The gun didn’t say "pick me up and shoot"
and neither was this done for a thrill, because he knew he couldn’t run from
it. There are underlying issues in all of these shootings. They need to be
figured out, not skimmed on the surface and brushed under the rug. Media frenzy at the time of the
incident, then subsequently ignoring the issue until the next shooting happens,
isn’t exactly solving the problem.
At the end of the day, the masses feel comfortable with looking
for a simple solution to a complex problem, like a gun, which can be whisked
away from existence with a piece of legal legislation. It gives a sense of
control. It's much harder to figure out a cure or solution for mental illness
or darkness that could lurk underneath the smile of people you see every day.
Once we realize the chaos of the human psyche, we'll quickly come to realize we
have very little mastery over the world, which is a very discomforting thought
to most people
They who can give up
essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty
nor safety. - Benjamin Franklin
