Guns

Guns and violence...

Three Groups

No gun control.

Ban all guns.

Gun control limitations.

The two extremes will never meet...

Never have,  never will, 

And will resolve nothing.

Nothing!

First reality:  

no matter to what degree gun control laws are enacted... criminals will still get guns...

And commit violent crimes with guns.

Just like drug addicts will still get drugs.

But controlling how regular people get guns

Through tighter controls

which just might save some lives.

Probable only a small percentage

But save some lives.

Higher age requirements. 
Types of guns sold.
Better screening requirements. 
Social monitoring of the warning signs

for those that are emotionally unstable, 

and those that make threats of gun violence.

But this is only a small part of the solution. 
Protocols for schools that are implemented 

and actually followed all the time.

Protocols for security and police procedures

that are followed through with consistently. 

The toughest thing to over come...

Social attitudes in a climate where social media 

makes every action, including violence, 

self justified because people feel that they 

are offended, or emotionally hurt,

and anything not to their liking

should be condemned and acted on,

Up to and including violence.

The outlook:  not encouraging. 

Of course,  it doesn't help the congress is 

lobbied, and paid to make sure that there is 

no gun controlled laws enacted.

Congress.... Business as usual.