I believe there is just not one item to exam that explains this behavior we now see by our young people or some adults also. To blame these occurrences on an object is not looking at the root of the problem. To politicize these occurrences by either side shows one of the problems. Neither side trusts one another any more. Part of the problem is parenting, part is the social environment, part is our current form of education, part is our entertainment industry, part is our social programs, part is our lack of respect of authority and each other, part is our spiritual lives, part is how we communicate, part is our mental health system, Plus, Plus, and Plus. One thing I can say for sure, when a youngster who is not of legal age to buy his or her own firearm, uses it to commit a crime, negligence by someone is involved. Those that choose to own a firearm have a great responsibility to make sure that firearm is secure. The other thing I can say for sure is if the right and left attitudes do not change nothing of any useful nature will come about to help solve the problem. This is a social problem that has been in the works for years as our way of life and technology evolves and it appears we are not handling the changes well. There is also more then one type of problem with difference causes going on in our society. What happened and why it happened here has one cause. What is happening in our inner cities is another totally different problem. I no longer listen to the Orlando News because its the same thing every night. Some one was shot.
Many will call for additional firearm laws but the truth is there are plenty of firearm laws on the books that do not get enforced. More laws will not change anything. Just more laws that get selectively enforced. Lets start to enforce all the ones on the books now and then go from there.
Since this discussion will become more heated down the road to help save lives then we should provide security for all schools. What a shame this needs to be done but had we done that 74 shootings ago how many would have been avoided or limited.
We need to have an honest discussion about firearms. If you look at the statistics we do not have a rifle problem we have a pistol problem. As a firearm owner myself I do not have any problem with stronger laws when it comes to semi-auto pistols. Though multi-state background checks for buying a pistol would be a good start. Strong mandatory sentencing for using a pistol or any weapon in a crime is a another good starter. The fact of the matter if you believe that the 2nd Amendment was written to keep the Government inline your not going to do that with a semi-automatic pistol. A wheel gun for home or personal defense is more then adequate and yes you can keep all the semi-automatic rifles. In either case those that choose to own a firearm have a responsibility to keep it secure so others cannot use it for evil.
I've gone on long enough. I hate these tragedies as not only does it cause such a heart ache with those involved but it also seems to bring out all the nut cases on both sides of the fence.
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