Is There an End to Mass Shootings?
This is an uncomfortable subject to write about. I won’t try to bore you with all the statistics and analysis paralysis about the issue from the beginning of time. You know what happened. I do too. Let’s talk about answers.
Is it possible for mass shootings to end?
I think the better question is this; what kind of end do we want? Do we want a society restricted and incapacitated or we want a free and morally sound society?
It’s hard to talk about solutions to problems like this without talking about guns. Some would dare say that there wouldn’t be such an incident if there were no guns. That has led to a broad debate in recent years.
On the surface, it seems taking the guns away will solve the problem. But critically, the sad truth is that it won’t. If guns were never invented, it would have been reasonable. But we live in an advanced world already. Someone once mentioned that if guns were confiscated, the good guys will release theirs but the bad guys will keep theirs.
Yes, I know the sight of a gun isn’t funny. I don’t like it myself (except in movies). But certain individuals are used to the life. Restricting the ownership of guns would mean infringing on their freedom. That…
