Guns

When technology surpasses human moralities, we're not advancing; we're regressing.

Homicide, Murder, Massacre, War.

So why do these kinds of tragedies happen, and what do they connect with firearms?

Let's take a brief look at why we invented guns:

The history of firearms goes back to when we invented them after discovering gunpowder, affecting society and the field of warfare itself. We can't deny that the only use for a gun is to kill. Its invention resulted in killing your enemies and foe much easier if they have lesser tech than you. The killing has been there since the birth of man.

Let's take Abel and Cain, for example.

Cain killed Abel for the reason of just being jealous of him. There were no guns present at that time, but a stone was enough to kill a human being. How much more up to the days as technology slowly advances?

Humanity is vast; we have different desires, different ideologies, different beliefs, and different moralities. What makes us humans is our emotions, and sometimes the emotions we have to make us do things spontaneously.

Bringing guns to the picture makes it easier to kill someone, endangering the morals of humanity itself.

Why do people kill?

Greed and desire is my answer. For example, the Spanish inquisition and the modern ISIL/ISIS outright murder those who don't follow their religious doctrine. All blinded by their subjective faith and desire for one religion, which is a significant flow since we can never be sure what is the absolute truth.

People kill because they think that a person obstructs their desires, and they have to resort to means of violence to get it.

War depicts this gruesome scenery, and one wants to topple over the other and gain supremacy. People forces to kill in the name of patriotism and glory.

But this isn't generally the case.

People also kill in the act of defense when people face a threat, which endangers their lives.-

Do we need to be afraid of guns?

Guns can easily take away someone's life, and we don't know if the perpetrator is capable of firing a gun on someone without remorse. Especially if you're dealing with someone who has an ill mental state, that's something that you should avoid on.

If guns were so dangerous, why would humanity keep on producing them?

Guns provide security and a sense of power in a world full of greed, malice, and disdain.

Guns are the better option for people who don't even want to have a careful deliberation to solve a problem. In the name of desire, some things we attain are not just by discourse and debate; sometimes, it needs force to satisfy that need.

You will also need to fight guns with guns.

My takeaway is this,

You can never erase human nature; we are organisms that live on with our emotions. Those emotions will vary on our beliefs on life, and sometimes it can be deadly if we have a weapon capable of eradicating a life form.

Emotions are a cycle that we need to adhere to as humans, a feeling that we need to satisfy always. It's just a matter of how we suppress those desires and prevent ourselves from acting from violence to respect our fellow human beings' lives.

But we also have the right to secure and protect ourselves, not hesitating to subdue and eliminate the threat that something poses.

So, if you ever hold a gun sometime in your life. Reflect on why you're holding it, and ask if it will serve a useful purpose. Either way, your morals and actions will tell you what you are.

-Marcmire