Why Christians Don’t (and Won’t) Support Gun Control

[ScottA]

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[Heleadethme]

1 hour ago, shiloh357 said:

What does any of this have to do with gun control.    I you want to continue to sit in judgement and look down your self-righteous snoot at others, then start another thread about.   

This is about gun control and not about your opinions about other Christians.  Either address the topic of the OP, leave the thread or a mod can come and deal with it.   

One thought led to another, as it often does....I will leave the thread if you want.  Just wanted to make the point that neither gun control or no gun control is the answer.  I don't consider Canada to be more righteous than the USA....at all.  I love America and Americans in general and only wish you well in the Lord...if only!

Edited February 19, 2018 by Heleadethme

[Guest shiloh357]

[one.opinion]

Shiloh, do you actually agree with the title that you selected? You used the title from the article you linked, but I'm really wondering if you mean it. Are you suggesting, as the article title suggests, that a true Christian would not support any sort of control on guns, including legislation that as already been passed? Or would you support enforcement of the laws that are written, but not support future regulation? I'm sure the title of the original article was carefully selected for the right combination of theater and emotional appeal to capture readers, but the title itself is rather extreme.

[one.opinion]

On 2/19/2018 at 11:03 AM, ScottA said:

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I did get a chuckle out of this, Scott, but you have to admit that the analogy falls apart when making an actual comparison. President Trump says raising the age requirement for purchasing an AR-15 is "on the table", not a ban on AR-15s. What are your thoughts on the actual discussion of raising the age requirement?

[one.opinion]

Does anyone have thoughts on the effort to ban "bump stocks"? Sorry if it has been mentioned previously, I just don't intend to wade through the 10 pages of posts to look.

[Guest shiloh357]

7 minutes ago, one.opinion said:

Shiloh, do you actually agree with the title that you selected? You used the title from the article you linked, but I'm really wondering if you mean it. Are you suggesting, as the article title suggests, that a true Christian would not support any sort of control on guns, including legislation that as already been passed? Or would you support enforcement of the laws that are written, but not support future regulation? I'm sure the title of the original article was carefully selected for the right combination of theater and emotional appeal to capture readers, but the title itself is rather extreme.

I think the author used that title for shock value, more than anything else.

[Guest shiloh357]

20 minutes ago, one.opinion said:

Does anyone have thoughts on the effort to ban "bump stocks"? Sorry if it has been mentioned previously, I just don't intend to wade through the 10 pages of posts to look.

So if we ban bump stocks, what's next?   Politicians are kind of like those lab rats that behave a certain way in response to positive stimulation.   If they ban bump stocks and that gets them pats on the back and support from the public, then what will they ban next?

Will they start banning a particular gun model or certain kinds of ammo?     Banning the bump stock opens up the flood gates to banning other things, and I don't think we want the government to get into a banning mood.

What happen when we set this precedent and the governments gets in it their head to start banning things that have nothing to do with guns?   What happens when certain TV shows or certain forms of entertainment start betting banned?   What about banning certain books?  

It won't happen all at once, but little by little, inch by inch, we start losing an itsy bitsy freedom here and a tiny little freedom there and 20-30 years from now  our posterity will wonder what it was like when you didn't have to show your ID before walking into the shopping mall downtown.

The modern Left's solutions to problems always seem to be involved with limiting freedom.  Banning things, or trying to make us a country ruled by judges who, in some cases, can overrule the outcome of a local election is how they respond.  That's always how the modern Left deals with these things.    They didn't used to be that way until the Democrat party got hijacked by Socialist/Marxist/Communist progressives.  

[Guest shiloh357]

14 minutes ago, one.opinion said:

I did get a chuckle out of this, Scott, but you have to admit that the analogy falls apart when making an actual comparison.

Actually the Left in general has its ultimate agenda, a ban on gun ownership similar to Australia.  Hillary was praised by the Left in our nation for suggesting we should do a mandatory gun buy-back program like they did in Australia. 

They know they can't accomplish this in one year or so, but pretty soon enough young people who have been raised on Progressive, hard Left values will outnumber us our older generations die off and we will have a country that resembles more of police state than the America our founders envisioned.

[just_abc]

7 minutes ago, shiloh357 said:

I think the author used that title for shock value, more than anything else.

um....  I think one difficulty is that the internet is an international media.  ..For example.. I don't know about the article's original site.. but worthy has members from different parts of the world.. and I am guessing might possibly be sometimes read too by other folk....

If the title implies that Christians all over the world do not support laws on guns.. then that is not accurate..  Because in many many countries around the world including my own.. the vast majority of people including Christians.. likely actually support having some laws or controls regarding guns in their countries. 

If the title had made it clear it was specifically refering to some / many Christians in the USA..  I think that would perhaps have been less likely to cause confusion?

Just my personal opinion that's all.

No offence intended brother.

Thanks.