The glamour of violence is portrayed throughout our society through the media, etc. In almost every depiction, guns are included, so...whether the problem is violence or guns, they are inextricably linked, especially in the minds of impressionable children.

It used to be mostly the adverts were what influenced people so much, got a pain, take a pill type stuff. Now, IMO, it is more the shows, films, etc. themselves which have pervaded the consciousness of our country, so that we now have children thinking got a problem, blow it away in many cases, with no comprehension of the fatal consequences.