A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.
The Real Story

And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him. Genesis 4:8

If only Abel had been armed with a 45 caliber pistol or an AR-15, this incident may have never happened. The point being that guns have a useful place in our society.

We can be sure Cain did not use a gun to kill his brother.

We know - even now, if every gun in the world were tossed to the bottom of the sea, be sure, humans will still find ways to kill each other. Guns are not the killers! There has never been a gun sitting on a shelf or in a drawer that killed anyone without someone's finger on its trigger. Human beings are the murderers. Humans will find a way to kill. What will you do about kitchen knives? Will you eliminate them? Will you toss all rocks into the sea too? It is not the implement but rather the human.

It is this writer's belief that all gun laws should be abolished!! I do not say this lightly but rather with all sincerity. I believe that the only gun law should prohibit concealment. If someone wants to carry a gun to protect himself, then he must carry it openly. If these mass killers knew there were many folks in a given crowd carrying guns, you can be sure he would not be apt to attempt to harm the innocents.

If guns are removed from the hands of honest and responsible people, then only the evil ones will have them. These people will be even more dangerous. There is much talk about legislation for gun control. Guns are not the problem. The problem is human behavior - you cannot legislate morality - you must teach it.

As a collector, I personally own a number of firearms. I will never relinquish even one of them.


By William C. Highsmith - August 8, 2019
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