Lawmakers say Ohio shooting won't change nation's gun rights

[gejohnston]

26. no, actual responsibility

belongs to a school system that does not deal with bullying or identifying those who need help and providing it. Had that been in place, the problem would not exist. But that is hard work and requires deep thinking and real effort on the parties involved, which is often too much to ask in our society. So politicians see theater to make themselves look good, and ideologues (who wouldn't give a rat's ass if he used any other weapon, even if he killed more people, hence "dancing in blood&quot use it for propaganda.

I am simply sharing the view of German sociologist Wilhelm Heitmeyer expressed after Tristan van der Vlis shot a bunch of people in a Dutch mall, that stricter gun laws is a distraction from the real issue. (IIRC, Dutch law enforcement do not have access to mental health records while processing gun permits, since their laws were aimed to curb political violence.) The real issue is why do people need to "show in such a dreadful manner that they matter." The real issue is about bullying.
Banning guns, arming teachers, and other distractions are just that. None of them deal with the real fucking issue. If we deal with the real issue, the guns won't matter.