Wednesday, December 18, 2024
Another school shooting
The deadly school shooting this week in Madison, Wisconsin is one of over 400 since the Columbine shootings in 1999. It's a terrible record.
They all have one thing in common: guns in the hands of someone who wants to kill children. Often, those are guns owned by the shooter's parents or given to the shooter by the parents. This was actually litigated after the Oxford, Michigan shooting, where the parents were convicted and imprisoned, but that is a singular moment of responsibility.
There is a lot of discussion about limitations on gun purchases and the right to bear arms, but not much on parents making guns available to their children. Lots of parents hunt with their kids and teach them to shoot with the family's guns-- I don't think many people have a problem with that. But there is something more going on here, and over time it bears examination.
