Should the parents have locked the gun away so the boy didn’t have access to it? Absolutely. That’s an action any sensible gun owner should take. And I’m sure the parents are tortured by that very thought right now, as they deal with their grief at losing a child and their undoubted horror at the destruction he caused.
But singling them out for punishment is pointless. It’s taking the easy way out.
In a nation awash in guns, a nation that has seen multiple mass shootings in the last few years -- often with guns legally obtained -- does anyone really think that making an example out of these parents will make a difference?
No. Either we as a nation deal with gun violence in a comprehensive way -- such as the expanded background checks and limits on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines that Congress rejected in the wake of the Newtown, Conn., massacre -- or we move on.
Scapegoating a couple of grieving parents does nothing...
http://www.latimes.com/opinion/opinion-la/la-ol-sparks-nevada-shooting-parents-20131022,0,6669703.story?track=rss#axzz2iRoaDEvK
But singling them out for punishment is pointless. It’s taking the easy way out.
In a nation awash in guns, a nation that has seen multiple mass shootings in the last few years -- often with guns legally obtained -- does anyone really think that making an example out of these parents will make a difference?
No. Either we as a nation deal with gun violence in a comprehensive way -- such as the expanded background checks and limits on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines that Congress rejected in the wake of the Newtown, Conn., massacre -- or we move on.
Scapegoating a couple of grieving parents does nothing...
http://www.latimes.com/opinion/opinion-la/la-ol-sparks-nevada-shooting-parents-20131022,0,6669703.story?track=rss#axzz2iRoaDEvK