Gun culture

As relevant authorities and a shocked public struggle to come to terms with the crazed shooting, and try and understand the rationale behind such acts, they must realise that America's lose gun control system and a continuing culture of celebrating violence play a big role in turning children's minds to such acts of aggression.

It bears noting that despite a high percentage of unsolicited gun use, America's laws remain strangely lenient, primarily because of the political clout enjoyed by the pro gun ownership lobby. Also, the popular media continues to make its biggest gains from portraying different sorts of violence, which invariably leaves strong marks on young, impressionable minds.

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Ultimately, the numbers win the battle against ethics and morals, and little seems to change despite considerable vocal protests. People who lost loved ones in Thursday's mad shooting incident will understand better why such laws need serious revision, and just why guns should not be freely available to most of the public. That schools and universities are increasingly becoming the stage where such drama is played out ought to prompt serious cause for concern also. Apparently, the perpetrator of Thursday's incident was a former student of the college. Perhaps the stresses and high demands of modern education are pushing those with relatively weaker psychological strength to strange, perverted limits, especially when ingredients for tragedy are freely available in the market. At the risk of repetition, it should not be ignored that there have been far too many shootings on campuses to be dismissed as random acts of violence. It should not take more tragedy for authorities to realise there might be elements more sinister at play. Thorough investigations should follow.