The paragraph you chose also struck me,especially the last sentence, as one of the best descriptions I have ever seen, not just about mass shootings in the U.S., but a lot of mass attacks worldwide,including many terrorist incidents.

We all know that his solution really isn't one, as one can't legislate that people show a little love towards one another at just the appropriate time.  And I dare say that there are those, like the Florida shooter, who may be too far gone mentally to be helped by loving attention.

Anti-bullying efforts are important, even if we had no guns they would be. Parents need to know how important it is to teach their kids from a young age not to bully, especially in an culture that's already alienating. In the end, bullying only hurts society, precisely because it is poking at a hornet's nest. At least until medicine can come up with some drug that makes those susceptible to acting out less so. And fat chance on the latter, seems to me we are basically stuck at Clockwork Orange stage for many decades to come if not forever.

Elsewhere he also points out clearly how we should not expect miracles out of stricter gun control in this country until there is some effort at reducing the number of guns in existence: illegal access to the huge number of guns out there even if regulated. There will be great improvement with more laws but the troublemakers will still often find each other and the guns some how. Here I think of the issue of access to ammunition, I think too little focus is given that in our debates about guns. Certainly suicide from guns would decline a great deal if getting ammunition was a separate and difficult task.

After that, can we solve that thing that is the source of much domestic abuse and sexual harassment,where men only feel in control of their own lives if they have control over a woman? After that,solving war should be a no brainer...