At Columbine, the perps also made a number of bombs and grenades out of some fairly ordinary product, as I recall. Perhaps we should get rid of these, as well. And those friggin' airplanes that they flew into those buildings, they need to go. McVeigh used fertilizer and I believe that makes a helluva case for getting rid of this very dangerous substance. Andrea, the Texas Mom, drowned her babies in a bathtub, time for those to go while we are on the kick.

I have no yank with countries for whom weapons are not a part of their culture. I have no issue with those who choose not to have them in their homes. But they have been a part of this country's culture since its inception. They are not going anywhere, despite the persistent attacks. Money and time would be much better spent trying to find out what would drive a young man to kill his grandparents and classmates and then attacking the problem. Solve the issue of hopelessness and helplessness, and you go a long way to ending this stuff. Make serious attacks on the issues of the widening gap between the richest and poorest instead of providing tax breaks for multinational corporations, and you provide real economic stimulus. Stop bullying in our schools, and take real steps to nurture the least among us, and you won't see much of this shit.

Mick