Why we keep having school shootings

[FlyDaddy145]

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There are many problems on many levels as to why we're seeing what we see these days. We have kids growing up where "everyone gets a trophy"...they never learn the life lessons of failure, rebound, and recovery. They're brought up believing that their own self esteem trumps all else, no naturally they feel somehow "violated" when they're less popular, she says 'no' to his prom invite, he doesn't get accepted to the college of choice, etc.

We also live in a culture (at least for schools) where in many cases, the bully and the victim are treated equal. "It takes two to fight", punishing both when a fight eventually breaks out, teaching the victim that his choices are to be a perpetual victim or take matters into his own hands.

I wouldn't say we are "lionizing" the perp in any way whatsoever here. I have not heard groups defending the shooters. Defending the right to keep and bear arms, yes, but not defending the criminal.

To argue to ban guns after these atrocities is over-reactive and short sighted. It'd be like arguing to ban alcohol...or cars...after a drunk driver kills someone. What percentage of legal gun owners commit such acts?

We do need to do as effective job as we can keeping guns out of the hands of criminals, naturally, but if you ban them, you'll only accomplish disarming the law abiding.

Where were all these anti-gun advocates when a certain president was arming multiple extremely violent drug cartels in Mexico?