MUSIC: variation on "PACHELBEL'S CANON"

From the Bible, history, and personal experience,
the Lord Jesus Christ has impressed upon me the idea that
ANY PERSON OR ENTITY WHO HAS POWER OR UNDERSTANDING
HAS A GOD-GIVEN OBLIGATION TO EXERCISE PATIENCE AND RESTRAINT
WITH THOSE WHO LACK POWER OR UNDERSTANDING.

Lest some accuse me of being a gun worshipper, let me assure the reader that I do not idolize guns at all. Guns are tools, and any tool can be used badly or wisely (motor vehicles, for instance). God Himself is on the throne of glory, guns are not. However, I must note the monstrous furor today (1990's) about whether citizens of the United States of America have any right "to keep and to bear arms" personally, whether it be for hunting, target practice, or personal defense.

Our Declaration of Independence and U.S. Constitution plainly state the concern of our forefathers (even as they wrote in their personal papers) regarding the issue of keeping and bearing of personal weapons. Each of the individual states have subscribed themselves thereto, as they came one by one to accept the tenets of these Documents: agreeing to abide by the Declaration of Independence and Constitution of our nation.

However, national moral character seems to have run away, in fear of offending anyone who happens to deny that God Himself instituted the death penalty for certain crimes. Many panic stricken people are unwilling to stand up for righteousness: to tell of the LORD's judgment and salvation; unwilling to speak the truth: to expose sin and declare our righteous God's redemption; unwilling to fight for decency when necessary, as if it would cost us too much, or upset someone. The lack of a Right Spirit within ails our nation.

Today, both violent and non-violent criminals easily go free to strike again, while law abiding citizens are told they have no need nor right to defend themselves or their families against evil. With so much emphasis on the rights of the accused and the convict, why are we so lax in caring for the victims of crime? Where is our concern for personal accountability and responsibility which MUST go equally in hand with ANY discussion of or claim for rights?? Did someone say there is something seriously wrong with such an unbalanced scenario as we have today??!!

Despite the personal frailties of our forebears and ourselves, as a military veteran, having had my blood shed in service to our God blessed nation, I find the opinions behind most anti-gun postures to be reactionary, uninformed insults against all that veterans have sacrificed. "The condition upon which God hath given liberty to man is eternal vigilance." [Speech on the right of election of Lord Mayor of Dublin, 10 July 1790 by John Philpot Curran.] Is this not eternal vigilance spiritual?

If, in the worldly sense, citizens give away their power to be fully enfranchised in all their rights and privileges, as guaranteed by our Founding Documents, then they can only blame themselves for having helped the government to strip them of those worldly rights and privileges. It is happening right now in nations all over the world, and it is especially obvious in England and Australia where the legal and social structures most closely resemble our own. The ultimate test lies in Joshua 1:8, 2 Chronicles 7:14, and Jeremiah 18:7-10. How will we respond?

University of Chicago Research Paper (by Lott and Mustard):
Discussion of the Economics of Right-to-Carry Gun Laws [multiple configuration links]

The National Rifle Association Website

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