Whether killing is sanctioned or unsanctioned it has been an intimate part of the human drama. Cain slew Abel, but the weapon was never recovered. Samson killed 1,000 Philistines with the jawbone of an ass, and CSI confirmed his prints were all over it. David slew Goliath with a sling shot and that's why you can't own one in NY. Yes people can kill each other with kindness, but more than likely its a garden utensil or gun. The question is whether guns are bad or the people who use them bad. The answer may be obvious, but certainly a gun in the wrong persons hand is like Iran getting a nuclear weapon. Unbelievably stupid! So how do we deal with the shear magnitude of gun induced murders in our country? We could ban them, although the rednecks would be really upset. They hunt with them and occasionally take down a Hatfield or McCoy. The truth is as dumb as rednecks are they don't kill each other as much as drug dealers. In the U.S. we don't really like the death penalty for murderers, it is too cruel. I guess getting your head blown up like a watermelon dropped from the Empire State Building isn't cruel. We just accept the fact that we, are families, and friends are moving targets for the amusement of psychopaths toting Tec 9 assault weapons. Oh well, I guess that is the benefit of living in a kinder, gentler, America.
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