More Guns=Less Slaughter?

In the aftermath of the Virginia Tech bloodbath yesterday, some are bemoaning the fact that we don’t have more gun control laws, while others say that if more responsible people were armed, this slaughter could have been ended quickly.

Also, this morning Central High School in Rapid City was put in lockdown after it was reported that someone had a gun on campus.

Interestingly, most people in a Gallup Poll says gun violence is a result of the way parents raise their children (45%) with access to guns coming in at 21%. It seems most people equate much of the violence in our society to parenting.

So what’s the answer? Could greater access to handguns by responsible people have curtailed this horrible crime? Are more restrictions the answer? Or is (shudder to think) teaching our children values, particularly the value of human life, the answer?

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