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We have developed a "trigger happy" society in the United States of America, Too many people simply get a gun and shoot someone just because they are disgruntled about a situation, have emotional issues, or have a failed relationship. It has become evident that to some people, killing is the "answer."

Obviously, people who do this have never been taught to seek the help they need. Have we failed in our school system, families, and churches, to develop a mindset to get counseling when necessary? Have families not instilled in their kids the importance of dealing with issues BEFORE they manifest themselves this way? Has there been an air of openness in talking out one's problems?

It is necessary to identify the causes at an early age. A recent study by Baylor University made the point that mental health disorders can surface in adolescence. It listed 15 different mental and emotional states that youth and college pastors, working with mental health professionals, need to identify and deal with. It is even more disturbing that too often people's actions are "justified" as insanity. That might be true in some cases, but there is very little talk about holding other people responsible for their actions and choices.

Whether it is due to someone being emotionally unstable, or someone who has allowed unresolved anger to go unchecked, why have we not nipped it in the bud as early as possible? By not doing this we have allowed anger and other issues to be carried over into the next generation, so the cycle of generational curses continues. As a result we have the situation we have today.

This is , however, also an evidence of the human condition of the heart. It says a lot about the sinfulness of man. Why DOES man, by nature, have a tendency to shoot someone instead of talking it out? Why DOES a person not say, "Okay, I have some problems I need to deal with. I am going to get the help I need." Instead, they use their freedom of choice to shoot someone.

There is also the belief that human life is not sacred, so one can just do away with it as a way of "solving" a problem. Hence, we have a line of thought among the pro-abortionists that make killing babies "acceptable." That same line of reasoning carries over to shooting someone-it is better to get rid of the person than to deal with the problem caused by the person being in existence. What a sad commentary on our culture! It wasn't this way several decades ago, even only ten years ago. It is just one of many factors that have come into being since America has more and more turned its back on God.

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