In NJ, James Holmes likely would have been caught before committing his massacre

[Gregorian]

7. Even in a perfect society, we must be able to filter out the potentially harmful ones.

I don't think this is an easy task by any means. But this is at the heart of the problem. We are simply not spending enough time and energy making this a good society.

We can blame video games, guns, violence in movies. I do not believe they are at the heart of this problem. When a president invades a country, and snickers about it, it sends a message. And young minds are open to this kind of thing.

My point is that given a healthy mind, and healthy body, and healthy family, we not only minimize the damage and costs to society, but we minimize the potential for people to be manipulated by the things that we seem to enjoy in this country. There is a common thread, from financial institutions to entertainment, that portrays life as being cheap. Given the poor level of societal health we're in, it does more than just set the stage for violence. It promotes it.

But even in a perfect society, we must be spending time and energy carefully selecting those who can and cannot wield a gun.

Guns are a form of power. I think we need to see it in just that light. Who are we willing to give power to. And who should be prevented from having it.