These same innocents could operate a gun if they stumbled upon one. It is an urgent issue. If you stick your head in the sand, you're not giving your offspring the tools they need to survive. Half the kids today idolize rock bands like Guns and Roses . Go figure it out.
Crime rates are too high.
American homes are being attacked by the growing cadre of psychotic sleaze out there. Some homes are defended by armed and ready citizens. Others are defenseless and play the odds. Whatever your choice in this terribly controversial issue, at least play it safe with your kids. The enormous prevalence of guns on TV makes the problem worse, because nothing about TV guns reflects reality , and it usually encourages an attitude that guns are fun, desirable playthings that only hurt bad guys.