The blame should be placed squarely on the shoulders of the shooter. Not our Constitutional right to bear arms, not movie content, not lyrical content, not political affiliation, not some fictitious plot set into motion in order to bring about stricter gun laws, not the security at the school, not how the murderer was raised, not abuse that he may or may not have suffered as a child, not God, not the devil, not purple aliens from outer space or any other thing you can dream up to shift the responsibility for this ghastly crime.
If someone is sick enough in the head to want to murder people, they're going to find a way. Be it with a gun, a knife, a bomb, a car directed at a crowd, a hammer, a crowbar, a pillow poised for suffocation, poison in the Kool-Aid, mass psychological manipulation in order to bring about fanatical suicides, etc. Let's stop pointing the finger of blame at society and start holding individuals accountable for their actions.
It all starts when they're children. Raise them to know that there are consequences for every action, good or bad. Discipline is key. Teach them morals and their youthful, sponge-like psyches will absorb your lessons with ease. We can do nothing about the past or the crime that was committed today. What we can do is fight for our future... and it will begin and end with the next generation. The lessons they're being taught today will be the reflection that is cast in the mirror of our many tomorrows.
And that's my two cents.
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