12-15-2018, 11:35 AM
(12-14-2018, 11:38 PM)MirahM Wrote: I heard on this radio show-a while back-BECAUSE MY TOWN ONLY HAS 2 STATIONS AND THEY ARE FUCKING CONSEVATIVE OVER HERE-ANYway, Someone called in and said, "IT IS MY GOD-GIVEN RIGHT TO OWN A GUN"
AND they were fucking serious. AND THEN THE RADIO HOST CHIMED IN AND SUPPORTED THAT STATMENT-and they all acted like IT WAS in THE BIBLE.
BUT IT ISN'T!
FIND ME IN THE BIBLE WHERE IT SAYS THAT GOD WANTS YOU TO HAVE A GUN IN YOUR CLOSET?!
Ah, the 'it's my God given right!' contingency. They show up in almost every debate surrounding controversial policies, interpreting (and in some cases twisting) Bible verses to fit their own agendas/beliefs.
The conservative caller and radio host are likely among those who also insist that the Bible prohibits homosexuals from marrying, though the Bible doesn't address same sex marriage at all.
The Bible doesn't address guns either. Rather, in some verses/passages, the Bible references the necessity of self defense using weapons of the time.
I've seen some Bible verses/passages posted by people arguing against gun control, and I've seen other Bible verses/passages posted by people arguing for broader gun control.
Anyway, you're right, people don't have a God-given right to own guns. However, U.S. citizens (including atheists) have a Constitutional right to have a gun in their closet for self-defense according to the Supreme Court's ruling/interpretation of the Second Amendment.