Tragedy on Campus

I find myself awake late at night watching the television coverage of the mass murder that took place this morning at Virginia Tech University. I am at an incredible loss for words. How can anyone possibly explain why something so horrible happened? What in the world do we say to the family and friends of the victims?

The timing of this tragedy is so odd because my dad and I just took our concealed weapons course yesterday. One of the most important things to learn is where a permit holder can and cannot carry a gun. Would you believe that the two places a person cannot carry a gun on a college campus in Michigan are a classroom and a dormitory? Yes, those are the two places on the campus of Virginia Tech where everyone was killed today.

Bad people have guns, folks. That means that good people need them too. If bad people lived in fear that more people were armed, we would see fewer tragedies such as the one we witnessed today. That's not to say that bad guys won't continue to harm others, but I guarantee you the number of incidents would drop.

Good, honest, decent citizens need to arm themselves. The 2nd Amendment thankfully gives us the right to arm ourselves against the government, but it also allows us to protect ourselves from fellow citizens. As long as sin and evil controls people, terrible things will happen. It's sad, but true.

We are not promised tomorrow. The murdered Virginia Tech students and staff members had no idea when they woke up this morning that they were taking their last few breaths. We all have two options: protect ourselves or don't. What's your choice?