1Samuel 13:19-21 (KJV)
Now there was no smith found throughout all the land of Israel: for the Philistines said, Lest the Hebrews make them swords or spears:
But all the Israelites went down to the Philistines, to sharpen every man his share, and his coulter, and his axe, and his mattock.
Yet they had a file for the mattocks, and for the coulters, and for the forks, and for the axes, and to sharpen the goads.
I am struck by the fact that, in the several millennia since this event took place, nothing has really changed. The oppressor in that day, just as today, seeks to control their subjects through weapon control. The Philistines knew that if Israel gained weapons equal to their own, they could not control them.
They also understood that the people of Israel needed tools for their trade. So they did not forbid the Israelites from possessing items that could become weapons. Instead, they imposed laws, regulations, and government-appointed oversight to control who had them, how many they had, and what could be done with them. The Israelites were allowed files to keep their tools usable, but if they wanted them truly sharp, they had to go to the Philistines.
That sounds very similar to modern laws in our own state that allow gun ownership under certain conditions—but require registration and limit magazine capacity.
The philosophy behind weapon control is spiritual in nature. Those who oppress the people of God worship the wrong gods, and because of that, they misunderstand the nature of man. They believe weapon control laws will work because they fail to understand the corruption of the human heart.
Recently, a tragedy occurred in Australia—a country with some of the strictest gun laws in the world. Two men used weapons they were legally permitted to own to attack a group of Jews celebrating Hanukkah. Immediately, there were calls for more gun laws. Here’s the reality: you cannot remove enough objects from society to prevent people with corrupt hearts from finding ways to harm those they hate. This is not a weapons problem. It is a spiritual problem
That attack was ultimately stopped by another individual with a gun, who used it to defend others and end the threat.You do not restrain evil by removing the means of defense. You restrain evil by allowing people the ability to defend themselves.
Only oppressors take away that ability.
Those calling for stricter gun laws are not friends of the people—they are their oppressors.
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Sharpened by Permission: The Ancient, Evil, Roots of Weapon Control
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