Originally Posted by
mjolnir1122
I think you have an excellent point there.
As many here may know at this point, I am an avid supporter of the constitution and the second amendment. However, adding in additional screening for the purchase of firearms does not violate anyone's rights. In fact, I'm not sure why the regulations aren't stricter in the first place, because if they were, I'm sure theres a slight possiblity that we might see less of "let's ban guns altogether!", even though there will always be those who just don't want anyone to own them.
Now as to the latter part of your post, heres where things get tricky. The problem is nowadays everyone has some sort of thing wrong with them mentally. It's like we've reverted back to the 1600's where women who were moody because of their periods were labeled as bipolar or insane. In all honesty, I don't really trust modern medicine anymore. I'll still take things such as hydrocodone, ibuprofen, aspirin, etc. But a healthy diet, exercise, hard work, and occasionally vitamins (we don't get too much sun here up in this part of WA, so during winter I usually take D3's), keep's me plenty healthy without having to be on 80 different types of medications and 120 different types of vaccinations.
The problem with mental health is partly, as you stated, over indulgence of violence, but also over medication, mixed in with genetically enhanced foods and products. To top it all off anti social behavior, as you mentioned, is a another piece of the puzzle. The "internet revolution" has made anti-social behavior prevalent and glorified. Instant gratification is where it's at. My generation (1990-92) were the last generation who were really able to actually have a childhood. Playing outside with your friends, using our imagination, that's what I remember growing up. Shit, I didn't really start using the computer all that much until 1998, and didn't start using it for recreation until 2000. Growing up, we had things like Power Rangers, Linkin Park, and Action figures. Kids these days don't care about toys, they care about video games and updating their facebook, even though they're all of 8 years old. Growing up, I got my ass kicked when I stepped out of line, and praised when I did something really good. I didn't get a pat on the back for getting an F on a test or failing a class, I got punished. Now, this state of mind has been around since before my time, but it's only really blossomed within the lest 10-18 years or so. How the hell are kids supposed to learn right from wrong if they get rewarded for both?
So until we stop labeling every teenager as depressed and get a real grasp on actual mental disorders and behavior, and move away from the philosophy that everyone is a special snowflake, you will not see a decrease in these events. If anything, it's only going to get worse. Now I haven't the slightest clue how you change the media's message. How do we get Lady Gaga and Jersey Shore out of the limelight? Once we change the social trends and get kids back to thinking for themselves, we'll see a decrease in these events.
Sadly, none of these solutions is going to make any money, and as long as all of these "interests" stand to make a dollar, you will not see them budge an inch. They don't care about what's morally right, they all sold their souls a long time ago