i wonder

i wondered why the shooter in the virginia massacre had a gun...indeed, apparently he had two...then why he decided to use it.

i'm still not clear on why he used it. apparently the shooter felt like an outsider. i've felt like an outsider all my life, but was never interested in killing anyone. never felt prompted to take one of the two guns in our house and shoot my classmates and teachers. that never even entered my mind.

turns out that the shooter bought one of the guns in a gun store. the owner did a background check, but because someone didn't fill out a paper and turn it in, there was no record of the shooters dangerous state of mind, so he passed the check and walked out with a weapon.

if guns were outlawed, this would not have happened. true, he would have tried to locate a dealer on the street, but once the street sellers are caught and imprisoned, this option would become harder and harder to employ.

we, as a nation, are not all that interested in putting the bad guys in prison. our prison system is in need of reform, not to mention the overcrowding that makes it necessary to set prisoners free in order to put newer prisoners in jail. so we need to agree to additional prisons to accommodate the need to keep lawbreakers behind bars to complete their sentences.

but we'd rather spend money we don't have on wars we don't want.

time for a major change here people.

before another shooter buys a gun and takes aim on another group of citizens who don't know he feels like an outsider and opens fire.