Zen and the art of self-defense..

This is where blogs get interesting. An alert reader sent this to me yesterday, so I thought I would pass it on to all of you. The important thing is to note the timeline that has been laid out. Obviously, the gun enthusiasts out in the world know something about something... or someone.

For those of you anti-gun nuts out there, I have two things. First off, this link which hosts a huge repository of stats and knowledge on crime. (It's actually a great website for a whole host of issues.) Secondly, I have a question. We know that the gun, as horrible as it is, cannot be unmade. It's existence will continue in some form from now until the judgement trumpets. We also know that there will always be bad people in the world. Human nature is one of greed, envy, and combativeness and there will always be people seduced by that nature. It stands to reason then, that bad people, who will always exist, will finds guns, which will always exist. How then, does it make sense to take guns away from good people who could defend themselves from bad people?

I lied, I have more questions...

What do you call a bad person with a gun? A criminal.

What do you call a good person without a gun? A victim.

What do you call a good person with a gun? A victim with a chance.

Did you notice that the context of gun never changed in any of those questions? The gun has no "intent"? The gun is neither good, bad, nor judgmental. The gun is indifferent. Or to put it in a more "zen" format... 

If a gun is sitting on a table by itself? Does it ever go off?