We are in the technology age where computers rule our daily
lives and actions. Because this exposes us to artificial light we are not
naturally coded with, it results in the excessive use of biochemicals and other
nutrients our hearts, brains and other body organs and processes use when we
are in the presence of light without any replenishment.
This means we are in a situation of continually deficiency
in the biochemicals that keep us calm and ensure we do not over produce the
ones that keep us excited so we can take correct and prudent decisions.
This is a very stressful condition for the body to be in
especially as we are usually in places without access to the sun most of the
day because we are indoors.
Now lets take a look at the effect of having guns around. Is
it stressful to the body’s system giving us a heightened awareness of danger?
The guns make us feel in control and ready to meet any challenge. This state of
heightened awareness is stressful to the body resulting in continual production
of a lot of adrenalin and other biochemicals we need to carry out fast action.
Having guns around is also stressful because we must
exercise control over ourselves not to be too fearful and not to answer every
opposition with gunfire.
As we can see guns access means we need a lot of the
biochemicals that keep us calm so we do not over react.
This is not compatible with modern living that heavily uses
up those same biochemicals which means we are all one step away from being out
of control and over fearful.
Statistics in the media since the awful incidence in Sandy
Hook Elementary School in December 2012 Connecticut bear this out.
In countries where there is a lot of technology use but
limited access to gun there is less gun violence, as people there do not have
the luxury of expressing their overproduction of excitatory biochemicals we call
excitatory neurotransmitter through guns.
Since computers are here to stay, if we do not want mass
murder to become an incontrollable epidemic, we must enact sensible gun control
laws and face the reality of the fact that our technology use has limitations
and learn to live within them.
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