11 facts about gun violence in the United States

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21. Absolutely subjective

That said if the gun was not present it would not have ended the way it did.

I interacted with the kids on many occasions they were both in my sons Taekwondo class. Obviously my interaction with them was in a controlled environment but throughout all of my interactions with them they never struck me as anything other than normal well adjusted kids.

Sibling rivalry can get ugly and it was the younger brother who shot the older. There were many rumors that the older kid had been bullying the younger for some time. None of that matters though if you take the gun out the kids are both still alive and at home.

You may never have grabbed a gun when you were angry and shot someone but that is you many people do every single day. Guns make it far too easy to do lethal damage in a situation where you may not be thinking clearly.