Metal detectors in schools now?

I support gun control and metal detectors might help some students feel safer, but the violent mindset of people in these troubled, complex times are a bigger problem in my book. Most people who become shooters turn to guns because they see them as problem-solvers or they are looking to be taken out in what they consider to be a rage-of-glory.

The people who rally against gun control are also the first to suggest that trying to find ways to help young people not become more violent is somehow "soft on crime" or Left-wing pathetic. They also often refuse to fund or support programs in the schools that teach that violence is not a solution to anything. They see this approach as really sissy.

So what are you going to do? A little of this and a little of that and still people die. Our mental health system sucks and without insurance many will just plain go nuts. We fight about gun control versus the right to bear arms, but why aren't we spending more time trying to help create a society that cares more about the things that lead people into deranged behaviors? Why aren't we working hard to create a society that prizes peace more than vengence, a society that abhors violence in all its forms and instead promotes good mental health, effective coping skills, and good anger management skills?

Yes, just the thought of such an attitude it is enough to make some snicker and snort through their nose hairs, but that's what's really wrong. That's what's really encouraging a whole lot of unnecessary deaths due to violent behavior.

Too many people secretly feel violence is cool as long as you're the one on top. They feel there are times when violence is correct and necessary.

I'm not against metal detectors in schools, but without a change in our basic ideas about violence they alone can't end the killing.