We read of foreign countries where power is accrued with guns and armies. We read of tribal wars.
We read of guns used to silence dissent. We sigh and tell ourselves these are backward countries.
Then we read of daily "shoot outs" in our cities and towns. We read of the increase of gun sales. We read that guns and ammunition are becoming a fashionable accessory to be worn on the hip. We read of our legislators enacting laws to assure the free flow of weapons and ammunition.
We grieve for innocent lives cut down in familiar places by military style guns, even as we rush out to buy more of the same.
What then is the difference between us and tribal societies in which lawlessness and guns rule the conditions under which people live?
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