I just finished reading The Strange Case of Doctor Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, by Robert Louis Stevenson. It may have been published in 1886, but it's lessons hold true today.
Dr. Jekyll thought he could use science to divorce himself from the dark side of his nature - that by doing so, he might be relieved of the necessity to struggle against it. He thought he could embrace evil for short periods, the way one puts on a coat on a cold day, and then discard it by returning to his good self - unchanged. In the end, he was consumed by the very evil he thought he could control.
What a powerful lesson. We cannot toy with evil and be unaffected by it. It will destroy us. We cannot embrace corruption without being corrupted ourselves. Instead, we must steadfastly resist evil at every turn and without compromise, lest we follow in the footsteps of Dr. Jekyll and be destroyed.
In the first half, attorney Sean Maloney from Second Call Defense joins me to explain the lessons gun owners can learn from what happened to Kyle Rittenhouse.
In the second half, I discuss a home invasion case from Oceanside California in which the homeowner successfully defended himself.
I took a break from posting lessons each Sunday. I've started again. Here is today's message.
Apparently, the shooter randomly shot nine people before a police officer gave him a much-needed lead injection. According to the news story, the suspect, who survived being shot by police (at least so far) has “a prior conviction for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.”
Three questions:
1. This joker has a violent criminal history. Why was he in possession of a firearm?
2. Why isn't Tucson Mayor Regina Romero (D) concerned about the answer to Question 1?
3. When will anti-gun politicians stop using tragedies like this to push for more gun control, which she did?
Actually, that last question answers itself.
