Another Shooting in a High School...

Yet again, gun control is an issue that has reoccurred in our country. This time, based on what this article says, "Jared Padgett, a student at the school, shot and killed another student before taking his own life," on Tuesday in a public high school located in Oregon. President Obama's response to this tragedy is "The country has to do some soul-searching about this. This is becoming the norm, and we take it for granted, in ways that, as a parent, are terrifying to me." Although I understand where Obama is coming from, I believe that gun control will not solve any problems. Even if guns were to be illegal in Oregon or any other state for that matter, I have no doubts that the shooter wouldn't be able to find a gun. Besides, if the kid wanted to kill, he could have done it with a simple knife. Not trying to be pessimistic but if gun control laws should be implemented, any object that is considered to be a weapon should be controlled as well. But then again, that would mean a lot of infringing on the freedom of people because of the fact that kitchen knives would be banned along with other common household objects. It is a controversy indeed.