Connecticut School Shooting/China School Knifing

[BankItDrew]

I feel as though strict gun control is a way of addressing the symptoms of the problem rather than addressing the problem.

A few of the sources that I could think of as a problem is one of / combination of the following:
- societal influences
- genetic/neurological defects
- environment

These sources are the reason why it is impossible to predict such occurrences. We simply are not educated enough in any of the three.

I get frustrated from time to time when I hear things like what happened in CT, China, 9/11, the dumbass at the corner store, the idiot on the phone for customer service, the pedophile in jail, and even my own family members. But I don't hate them nor do I think they are bad people. They're not bad, they're defected or misguided or not educated or not up to par culturally. Free will is closer to the side of illusion than it is to reality.

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I feel as though strict gun control is a way of addressing the symptoms of the problem rather than addressing the problem.

A few of the sources that I could think of as a problem is one of / combination of the following:
- societal influences
- genetic/neurological defects
- environment

These sources are the reason why it is impossible to predict such occurrences. We simply are not educated enough in any of the three.

So, in lieu of the capability to treat the source of the problem, should we not attempt to alleviate the symptoms?

[BankItDrew]

So, in lieu of the capability to treat the source of the problem, should we not attempt to alleviate the symptoms?

Absolutely. I hate guns. Just keep it in mind that eliminating guns will not alleviate us from people going postal. Unfortunately, strict gun control will be considered a walk in the park compared to treating mental health - which is the underlying problem.