Guns...

A lot of people die due to guns. yes, i know. you might be thinking about war, but no. even if you do not know about it, a lot of guns have been used to kill in your country, your city, even your own neighborhood.

guns are bad. yes, i know it sounds so cliche, however, i'm sorry to say that it is true. a lot of lives have been lost due to guns. some of them were used to kill "bad" people, depending how you see it. however, most of them were used to kill innocent lives. just after reading the ff news headlines, you'd see my point.

1. Trigger-happy teeners gun down student in Manila
2. 2 go on shooting spree, kill 2
3. Couple killed inside jeepney
4. Guards in gunfight over land dispute
5. 3 hurt in shooting at IBP exec’s home

that i am sad to say, is merely a fraction of what was reported in newspapers. namely "The Philippine Daily Inquirer". there have been a lot of senseless deaths in this country alone with these tools of death, if i dare say so. everyone knows that guns are nothing but trouble, however, why does the country that we love so much (Philippines) still allow the carrying of guns. i know i am not in the position to say anything, but...why cant they just ban guns altogether?!? guns have been used in hundreds...even thousands of deaths in the Philippines alone. Why cant the government see this?!? with the banning of guns alone, thousands of lives can be saved by just signing a little piece of paper approving the gun ban.

the filipinos, have banded together in many occasions to achieve peace in this country, namely edsa 1 and 2. why cant we all band together and fight for another cause that needs our attention?!? please, whoever gets the chance of reading this "silly" little entry in my online journal...please think and contemplate on what i have just said. i know that the grammar is bad, however...i am not asking you to check my english skills. i do not want you to be an english teacher, but to be a human being, being open minded to the things that are happening around us.

please think about the things i have just said. make a difference. remember the names...Teddy Mojico, Ofelia Ruiz, Francisco Andes, Bernardo L. Obniala and Joseph A. Ivasco. they were killed unnecesarily. shot to death. please, remember these names and many others like them. help abolish the use of guns in our country. and soon, others may see our acts as an example and do as we did.