From what
I understand of Florida’s [Stand Your Ground] law, it allows someone to use
deadly force whenever they feel threatened, regardless of where they are. Being a self-confessed gun nut, whose neck
has glowed (both literally and figuratively) with a particularly bright shade
of red at times, I like it. For I have
always had a serious problem with having to wait until the bad guy is actually
in my house before I can take measures to protect my family and our property, and
woe be it unto me if they were to get back outside before expiring.
No, that
doesn’t sound like a very “Christian” attitude, but it’s the truth. For as I have been quite forthcoming about on
many an occasion, our Heavenly Father has left far too much of “me” intact for
my comfort.
On the
other hand, He has made it abundantly clear unto me that there are times when turn the other cheek doesn’t apply, and
if we will listen, He will tell us when those times are. In other words, none of us has to depend upon
our own understanding of His Holy Scriptures, nor the teaching of others not so
unlike ourselves, to know what to do.
Oh, but
after the senseless slaying of [Trayvon Martin], some adjustments to the
Florida law is most definitely needed.
For regular people should be held to at least close to the same standard
as police officers in determining whether the use (or attempted use) of deadly
force was warranted—especially when an incident happened on neutral ground.
Alas, I
really hate it when some idiot ruins a good thing for the rest of us. For the murder (yeah, I said it) of Trayvon
has the lily-livered liberals screaming about rednecks wanting a return to frontier
justice, which will undoubtedly lead to another big push to take away our right
to bear arms. It’s a good thing it’s an
election year (naturally-speaking, of course).
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2 comments:
You know, if someone every broke into your house, and you killed them, you'd never have the chance to share the gospel with them again. Ever.
Yes, and if it really was completely up to us to seek and to save the lost, it would indeed be a great tragedy. When you get to actually know the One who does have that responsibility, it will be easier for you to understand.
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