And seriously fed up with the parents who think their kids are little angels incapable of purposely doing anything wrong. Kids need and desire discipline. They don't want you to believe everything they tell you. They want you to put your foot down even though they scream, cry and threaten. In reference to the columns by Donald Kaul and Ellen Goodman about the Michigan school shooting.
Guns are an instrument, just as baseball bats, kitchen knives or golf clubs are.
Used correctly and peacefully, no one gets hurt. However, if the person using them has enough hate inside to murder someone and no conscience to prevent the murder, that person will use whatever is at hand. Instead of focusing on the weapon, we should focus on the moral character of the perpetrator. We need moral people to take moral stands and promote good basic values loudly. We cannot be quiet any longer at the pretense of being sensitive to others' feelings.