Of all these guns, 68% are used for recreation purposes (hunting, target practice, etc) and only a mere 20" of guns are used for protection in homes, buisnesses, and other areas.

Even though most school tradgedies involve guns, I doesn't mean that we should immediately blame them for it all. "guns don't kill people, people kill people" (unknown bumper sticker) the gun is just an aide in their killing. You have to wonder why people get so mad to use guns. If we could release the anger of these kids in some way, they wouldn't

It is good though that the government has banned full assault weapons. There are no need for them. There intent is to kill and that is it. But, weapons like shotguns and .22 caliber rifles are inteded for hunting and sport. These weapons should not be banned. It is also good that people have invented such things as the gun locks and gun safes. For instance, in the heritage high shooting, the suspect broke into his families' gun safe and took them to use at the school shooting. A gun lock would have prevented this. A new product called safe-t-lock, which is actually part of the gun. The owner must enter a code for it to be released.

This is exactly right. If we listen to our kids, and hear what they have to say, maybe they wouldn't let all their anger bottle up until they explode. We should teach our kids from their birth that violence is not a solution to problems.

Another reason why these shootings are happening- the parents. If a kid is so enraged that he has to shoot people to release his anger, that is a problem. It is showing

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