Ohio school shooting: Death toll rises to 2; police search woods
Los Angeles Times - February 28, 2012
By Richard Fausset
A second student has died as a result of Monday's school shooting in Ohio, where parents, law enforcement officials, and even the family of the alleged gunman are reportedly struggling to find answers a day after the tragedy... .
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The headline writers are stuck in a groove from which they cannot escape.
Over the decades, now, of adolescents bringing guns to school and killing their fellows for no logical reason, the lament is always a hand-wringing one about seeking answers.
"Oh dear, what in the world might the matter be?"
"Oh dear, what might we do to stop these senseless tragedies?"
I tire of this charade.
The matter is too many firearms in the hands of too many unstable, immature, and irresponsible persons, many of whom should not be trusted with a nail clipper even.
But no politician seeking reelection or mere approbation at the church or country club will dare address the elephant in the room--the obvious and simple fix:
(1)Confiscate all handguns and many rifles and shotguns. (2)Enforce ironclad metal detector and frisking rules at every entrance to every school building (and many other buildings). I don't care if classes are delayed until 10 a.m. every day. Authorities should KNOW what is in all backpacks and coats being brought into the building. (3)Vet thoroughly any kid who begins to dress or act as if "alienated". (4)Cease glorifying violence in Hollywood, in video games, and as a society that has recently spent 10 years murdering Muslims for no reason.
Try my recommendations for a generation and see if the incidence of gun violence in society doesn't go down.
What does society have to lose? The present system isn't working.
And don't give me any BS about your 2nd Amendment rights or your desire to bond with your son by killing a deer with him next October. I don't want to hear it longer.
D. Grant Haynes