They exchanged shots with police and were later found dead in the library with self-inflicted gunshot wounds and bombs around their bodies, officials said. Bush, a potential Republican presidential candidate, voiced his concern that children would feel the need to turn to violence. I think it's important for mothers and dads to understand that the most important job they'll ever have is raising a child to respect others. Love happens at home. Bush has proposed legislation, now working its way through the Texas Legislature, that would jail juveniles caught illegally carrying a weapon until a judge had an opportunity to review their case.
Laws can address the deed.
What laws can't do is address the thoughts. We, as a society, must learn to recognize the symptoms that lead to this kind of incredibly violent behavior and deal with it. Two versions of the Bush-backed bill have been passed by the House and the Senate, authorizing courts to detain juveniles for alleged conduct involving the use, possession or exhibition of a firearm until a detention hearing is held. Lawmakers said the new law is needed because of an increase in juvenile crimes involving guns. We're sending a signal that we don't want kids illegally carrying guns, and if they do they're going to jail.