Gun control won't work

We've witnessed two very disturbing mass homicides in the as many weeks.  A few weeks ago it was Denver, today it was Wisconsin.  Gun control will not, unfortunately, solve the problem.  Drug control hasn't solved the problem.  Alcohol control hasn't solved the problem.  Don't ask, don't tell didn't deter like-minded individuals from having consensual relations.  Humans want what they can't have.  It's our nature.  It's also interesting to note that these two situations get the bulk of the press coverage, but there are daily ambushes in hundreds of locales across our nation.  Having a gun or not having a gun has little to do with it.  We've devolved.  We're unable to stop the devolution.

We have to raise the bar in this country.  We have to strive to be better people.  We have to use our brains and not our brawn to rise above material impermanence to the merciful permanence of doing good by one another.  Not by force.  Not by legislation.  But through working together in a concentrated, collaborative manner.  But do so by putting aside our biases and prejudices because it is the right thing to do and not because some woefully bankrupt government told us.

Anything short of this will lead to more and more grisly scenes such as Denver and Wisconsin.  Anything short of this will lead to the next generation being intellectually diluted versus the current one.  That is where we must apply the proper self-control.

As always, be thankful for what you have, buy only what you need, and work diligently for peace.