Well said Rkunsaw, I agree. We didn't have any guns in my home when I was growing up, but I had relatives and friends who did. Back then, people could have guns and rifles throughout their homes, not in gun safes or with trigger locks either. The children were taught to respect guns, and they learned from the family how to clean them and use them, even young toddlers were taught not to touch them. Many of the guns were loaded and ready to go if needed, because if they weren't they'd be considered useless in an emergency. We have a loaded pistol ready to go at home, and have had it that way for decades. Luckily there's never been an intruder, where we needed to use it. I would not be alone without it. I'd have no trouble at all killing someone that was going to kill or hurt me or my family. Like they say, outlaw guns, and only outlaws will have guns.
Like you said, lack of discipline, parental guidance, having both parents involved with raising the children, putting them on drugs like Ritalin at a young age, and anti-depressants as teens, on and on...all these things contribute to the problem nowadays. Nobody is there to teach them that there are consequences for their actions, and they have no role models. The kids and teens are bored, because the parents neglected to do their jobs, guide them with hobbies/activities and raise them with respect and empathy for others. Some think that spending 8 hours a day on violent video games, instead of going out and interacting with other kids, has a negative effect on the thought process...I completely agree with that too. Kids who only know what they see on the video games and their facebook, have stunted thought processes and reasoning in the real world.
