We have again been assaulted from within.  A person amongst us has attacked and killed our children.  Why did he do it?  No one is sure as of yet.  Most of us cant comprehend any reason why such a thing would happen.  How mad does a person get at a situation that he feels that the only way to solve the problem is to kill innocent people, then kill himself.  Why involve the innocent, if things are that bad, well make sure your take yourself out first. 

We have already heard cries for gun control.  It always happens after any incident where a gun is involved.  But, was it the availability of the guns or was it the fact that this individual spent untold hours playing violent video games that sell violence and death like cotton candy at a carnival.  Maybe it was a combination of both.  These are problems that are going to be difficult to solve. 

I personally think that we are all responsible to some extent for most of the problems that we are currently faced with.  We have allowed ourselves to get away from our core values.  We have let the family fracture and have turned over the rearing and training of our children and grandchildren to others.  We rely on the schools to set our children on the right path.  All this, and then we wonder where our children, our peers, etc. go wrong. 

I have told you in previous posts that I am a gun owner.  I will continue to be one.  My sons are also gun owners.  To date, I have not killed a human being and do not intend to do so.  I have been asked why I own weapons and my only answer is that I dont want the bad guys to be the only people with a gun.  What I do want is for each of us to think a few minutes about how we can repair what we have allowed our children to be exposed to on a daily basis.  As hard as it will be to accomplish, I am going to try and expose my grandchildred to a good book.  Not a violent one but one that tells about the history of our country from a non war standpoint.  Maybe the book about Lincoln.  I am not sure yet how to do this but I am going to try.  I will also take my grandson hunting when the chance comes that we can get off.  I want him to know about life, not so much about death, and the difference between the two.

Gary