Ore. teen accused of planning to attack school

[FlynnArcher72]

8. Exactly!

You hit the nail right on the head! All that is accomplished by banning this weapon or that weapon is the treatment of the symptom and ignores the root cause. There is obviously something very wrong with the kids who choose such a course of action and the focus should be on treating the potential cases where the child could pose a risk to themselves and others. In schools, many "problem children" are dismissed as being disruptive and are processed through the organized way of doing things, which really does not help the child at all. Instead of speding billions of dollars on legislation for gun bans and wasting time debating gun control, our efforts and money would be better spent developing better security for our schools and provide better training for school staff on the best ways to help a distressed child. Money toward better understanding and prevention of childhood bullying, depression, family problems, substance abuse, and other psychological factors would go much farther in solving the problem than restricting guns and other weapons.