I have been saddened at the school massacre in Connecticut last week. As a parent who has been blessed to see his children grow to adulthood, I can only dimly empathize with the parents who have lost a child to this horrific evil. Let us not call this a tragedy or an accident, let us face squarely the fact evil caused this great loss of life. Only by confronting evil can we truly determine how to prevent such horrors in the future.
Many now call for gun control as a way to prevent a future tragedy. We corrupt and cheapen the language when we call this massacre a tragedy. Tragedy elicits the idea of an event or calamity outside of normal experience usually caused by circumstances or forces outside of our control. This was pure unadulterated evil whose whole purpose and goal was the mass destruction of young and innocent life. I do not wish to join those who call for more gun control. They presuppose destruction can be prevented by removing certain tools from those who wish to do evil. Unfortunately, evil can be very creative in its ability to wreak havoc. To wit, Timothy McVeigh was able to use fertilizer to disastrous effect in Oklahoma City. Therefore, I truly believe gun control is very much like the TSA trying to prevent the last attack. To prevail we must be ready to face evil and if necessary use the very tools it wishes to use against us.
I wanted to wait for some time to gain perspective before writing this screed. I was hoping to lay out a reasoned and rational defense on the need for capable individuals to be trained and ready to confront evil when it rears up. I was daunted by the task I wished to accomplish because I feel my knowledge is inadequate to the task. Fortune has favored me because another has written an article far better than I could write. I recommend you visit the website, Monster Hunter Nation, by the author, Larry Correia (H/T to the Blogfather, Instapundit.) His vast experience explains far better the reasoning behind what I felt viscerally. Please read even if you do not agree. I do feel there is much to learn.
