“The rifle itself has no moral stature, since it has no will of its own. Naturally, it may be used by evil men for evil purposes, but there are more good men than evil, and while the latter cannot be persuaded to the path of righteousness by propaganda, they can certainly be corrected by good men with rifles.” - Argues Jeff Cooper, the creator of the "modern technique" of handgun shooting for self defense in his book “The Art of Rifle”. While the statement might be true in it’s spirit, the reality draws a different picture. Goodness remains a term that lacks clarity in definition, and a lion-share of killings are perpetrated by individuals who identify themselves to be good. Let it be due to religious terrorism or a war between nations, lives were taken by individuals who believed what they did was right, and for the good.
Soaring gun-violence rates – is Stricter Regulation the Answer?
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