Guns

The carnage of children shot down in American schools has been particularily striking this year. The latest masacre at the Amish school is simply another set of happenings in this long and dreary tale, but in no way have Americans indicated that they are ready to do anything meaningful to help their children or themselves in this regard.

Here in our little village we have no worries - not about kids and guns anyway. Everybody's a good Christian around here and that's all hit takes. Christians can have their guns and kids too and never have to worry about it. We even have a new gun shop here, and it is the closest building to the new elementary school. A sign inside the gun shop indicates there are guns for turkey, bear and deer. Big guns just across the road from the little kids in the school. Well, the kids are clearly not going to storm the gun store and make off with an arsenal - but it's a sign of what is considered by the community to be important. And - let's face it - the community is simply not worried.

So guns are a way of life, just like kids. In fact we even have a place down close to town, a little strip mall that has a church and gun shop next door to it. The Solid Rock Baptist Church and the Spirit Gun Shop. I've never been in either one but I can't help but wonder if there is a wall separating church and shop. Obviously guns belong here. Kids are OK too, as long as they behave.

You ask the folks here what should be done to help make the kids safe and there is not much comment. You talk about gun control and you could be in trouble.


©John Womack, 2006. All rights reserved
Photos made with Canon Elura 70 on SD card.