Miami1839, the hard line against criminals is a hard sell. I am not saying I disagree with you at all, it would work, but it would never happen so, unfortunately, it is not a solution. Something does need to be done, even with accidental deaths due to firearm at an all time low. I attended a forum at Butler University in Indianapolis, In last Sept. The panel was 14 people running for state and local elected offices. One of the students asked outright what would they do about people killing people with guns if they were elected. Nothing can be done. It is already against the law to kill someone. You don't need a law beyond that. The point is that no legislation is going to solve the problem. What does work is if individuals get involved. I teach a gun safety program in an inner city public school. There are 500 students from K-5 that are learning to not touch a gun if they see one without proper training. If you want something done you have to do it yourself. I have seen great things from young people involved in mentoring programs. The problem with violence is that it is a cultural issue, for the person to develop a sense of right and wrong someone must give them direction and tell them the difference. Mentoring programs have been successful in doing this and I highly recommend people get involved if they are really interested in making changes in peoples lives.
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