Originally Posted by dgraves

"We must reject the idea that every time a law's broken, society is guilty rather than the lawbreaker. It is time to restore the American precept that each individual is accountable for his actions."
-Ronald Reagan-

Originally Posted by dgraves

Unless the "Root Cause" is addressed, the problem will always exist.

I have yet to hear anyone address the root cause for school shootings.

The method is a "contributing cause" and in this case it was guns. What if he used a different method like homemade bomb? What would we ban then?

Originally Posted by dgraves

This wasn't a spur of the moment act, it was planned out so he could have used a number of different methods. My question is, what would be the focus of discussion if he chose a different method?

If he burned a bunch of those kids to death with gas, I doubt it would be any constellation to the parents that at least their child wasn't killed with a gun.

Someone wanted to kill a bunch of innocent children, that's the true weapon.