Blaming a gun company because some sick kid used one of their products to blow away little children, is literally the same as blaming Mc Donald’s for every single person that dies of heart problems. Or Ben & Jerry’s for every person that contracts diabetes.
They should be looking into doing something about America’s broken mental heath sector. That’s where the real problem lies. The US has been very good to my family & I, but (being completely blunt) their mental health sector could be greatly improved upon. I have two children & five grandchildren who have been around firearms ever since they were in diapers. They’ve had their shares of ups & downs in life (like we all have/do). But they never (even for a second) think about taking one of the guns at home and punching holes through a bunch of school kids to take their anger out of the world. I mean, what the hell is this ? How can this even be a normal thing in a civilized country ?
Schools and services that deal with children/teenagers/young adults should implement better screening processes in order to weed out potential miscreants. The Uvalde mass shooter displayed plenty of red flags before he finally chose to act.
But of course… let’s just sue the gun company, right ?
And on the subject of violent video games… I‘m 72 years old so obviously I never was a gamer. But I have casually played a few Shooter ‘Em Up video games with my children & grandchildren over the years (esp. when the family goes out to arcades and such). I fail to see how a normal person can shoot someone in a video game and think “Hey, this is so cool. Let’s see how this goes in real life”.
Schools need proper armed security, just like politician’s homes have. Are you telling me that Americans are willing to set up armed guards to protect sleazy suited politicians but not their children ? There are thousands of unemployed war veterans in the US, who could also doubly benefit from getting paid to protect schools.
And mental health must be treated as importantly as a heart surgery. Psychological illness is a cancer for the soul. A virus which can lead to many getting harmed, simply because one person isn’t wired right in the head.
Parenting in the modern day US also leaves much to be desired. Parents are not teaching their children to cope with rejection/failure. They normalize a culture where the child has to get everything their way these days. This ends up being quite counterproductive when the child grows up and steps into real life (where he/she starts to see that they do not always get their way in the real world).
The attorneys & law makers seeking to sue Daniel Defense and Activision are just a bunch of sleazy weasels. What will they do next ? Sue the film makers of the John Wick series simply because the films feature many violent shootings/killings ?
My two cents…
