The Gun that can be Used for You can be Used Against You

   Guns in the right hands can do so much good. We want our police officers to have them, trusting them to use them with wisdom to bring the wicked among us to justice. And, of course we want our soldiers to have them.
   It is when the guns fall into the wrong hands that things get precarious, both domestically and in situations of war.
   So, what of the report that 232,400 firearms are stolen every year? And, that a share of the stolen weapons are later used in other crimes? And, what of the report that those in ISIS once were armed by the U.S. as we fought Saddam Hussein? What of the report that the Afghanis we once armed and trained to fight Russia went on to use those weapons for the Taliban and al-Queda?
   The gun that can be used for you, can also be used against you. There is wisdom in realizing this. As we "deploy" our weapons, both domestically and in wars abroad, we are wise if we heed this principle.