Stop blaming mental health for gun violence. The problem is guns.

[Kalidurga]

5. Yes it's true it's too easy to get guns

Zimmerman and thousands like him should not get guns. But, not having a gun won't make them less violent. I have known far too many violent people in my life. They didn't use a gun for their violence. I suppose I was lucky my mother wasn't beaten to death or shot by my dad, he used both his fists and his guns frequently. He was happy enough with beating my mother though. Sorry for the side notes here. Recently a toddler was stomped to death in Minneapolis the boyfriend of the mother couldn't tolerate the child crying. I am as worried about the victims that don't die as I am the ones that do. And while we are at it I consider acts of suicide by guns to be gun violence, while those who defend the right to have a gun do not.

Just in case you think I am defending the status quo I am not. I just want it out there that the problem isn't the tool, it's the person who is willing to be violent. There are places where the ownership of guns is rather high and the murder rate by guns is low. The reason is people aren't inclined to use a gun to commit a violent act against another person.