re: I'm a conflicted conservative - I'm pro gun but want more gun control

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Legislation does nothing to address the human condition at all. It only tries to address certain actions performed by evil people to provide judicial retribution in case those evil people act evilly. Every new law is a restriction of freedom, so the only way to sufficiently curb evil behavior is by removing so much liberty that an evil person has difficulty in acting at all. This also limits the ability of good people from acting in ways th

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Respectfully, it absolutely does, and has all throughout history. While criminal laws and subsequent punishments do not totally eliminate evil/criminal behavior outright, they absolutely act as a deterrent. In other words, just because criminals exist does not mean that criminal law and punishment does not work. This is just one example of legislation effectively dealing with the not-so-great parts of human nature.

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We need to go back to our roots and acknowledge a God that created us in His image with intrinsic value which accounts for the inalienable rights that we possess. Without this type of worldview, there is no objectively "good" reason why anyone should be "good". "Good" and "law-abiding" are not necessarily the same thing, and legislation would be the only standard of goodness that a secular government can provide. Considering people disagree on legislation and that legislation changes from day to day, it's just not a good standard at all.

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Fair enough.