Newtown.

The recent events in Newtown, Conn. are tragic and inexplicable. I read article after article arguing the causes of it. I need to share some of my thoughts.
First of all, as noted by videoblogger Dan Brown, the epidemic of mass murders is a new phenomenon. He also notes that as more and more mass murders are committed, they get more and more twisted. In the beginning, there was a sense of strange justice. Brown talks about how there was a USPS worker who got fired and came in to work the next day and killed his boss. In interviews, the coworkers of the murderer said that the boss was a bully to the fired employee. And that there was some sort of justice. But as time goes on, things get more "f***ed up."
It seems that most recently, the mass murders have gotten more inexplicable and more unacceptable. Don't get me wrong, no murder is acceptable. Or at least, the vast majority of murders aren't. But the most recent murders have been the most twisted. It seems like the murderers are trying to see how much of a "wow" they can get. This isn't necessarily true, but it's just a trend that I have noticed.

I am on both sides of the debate of gun control. As a hunter and sportsman, I believe that gun ownership for sport shouldn't be restricted. I know from experience that hunters treat guns differently. We take different precautions. In my own family, guns are locked up in a fireproof safe. There is no circumstance in which we point a gun at another person, even if it's a toy gun. I think there is a difference between people who have guns for sport and people who just own guns. I don't believe that people should have guns to use on other people. I'm really on the border with owning guns for things like self defense. I haven't done enough research and I haven't heard enough opinions.
I think that our mental illness assistance in the US should be reofrmed. If someone is having a mental breakdown, they should be able to get help immediately. The mental institutions should somewhat resemble LAMP Community in Los Angleles, California. They provide shelter and food to the homeless with mental illness and provide services for them. They don't pressure patients into care but they nurture. I believe that this is the best way to help people with mental illness.
I am torn by the shooting and humbled by the entire nations support of Newtown. I think that this shooting is vastly different from the previous shootings because it really sounds like people truly want to prevent this. I am hearing "this can't happen again" more and more.