On another note, this is also a season for music. Music is
appropriate in most circumstances, but especially during the Advent season. I,
for one, am thankful for music. As a musician, I know from experience that
music moves the soul and is life-changing at times. I encourage you to allow
music to move you and change you this season.
Continuing on with what has been going on in the world
recently, I saw something that deeply disturbed me recently, namely Bob Costas
calling for more gun control in response to the KC Chiefs’ Jovan Belcher
incident. Bob Costas presented his thesis that guns are the cause of many
violent problems we have in the United States. While I tend to agree with him
in that respect, it was indecent of him to use the tragic situation of Belcher’s
death to advocate for gun control, a very political issue. There are some that
may not view this as political, but it absolutely is by its very nature. Some
time should have passed before even mentioning gun control in response to this
situation. I personally believe guns are not a good thing, but possession of
firearms is a constitutional right. I even believe that owning firearms is
limited enough as it is. If we are going to protect the Constitution, we must
allow gun possession. Without it, what we have is a select few owning guns,
namely law enforcement, which gives us a police state. That, in and of itself,
is the wrong approach. Therefore, we should not create laws based on the mere
chance of danger but only on certain danger. While guns may not be a good thing
for society, we should protect people’s right to own them. Bob Costas, however,
used this tragic situation as an opportunity for politics, and in my opinion,
he should have waited to bring up the issue. Allow the families involved to
grieve without worrying about the political issues.
