I guess ultimately a gun is nothing more than a tool that can be used for good or evil. It's simply an option. To me, spirituality is an all-encompassing pursuit that can best be carried out if I'm healthy. Therefore, those who would take my health from me are interfering with my spiritual quest and must be stopped.
Here's an idea. Is it possible to buy a gun out of love rather than fear? How about using one? If a person is in the process of shooting people, is it not better for all those involved to shoot him? The fewer people he is able to shoot the less karma he'll have to work through. If I had a mind to start shooting people I would want somebody to shoot me before I ever got the first round off.
