tate of ourselves. For decades we have been slipping down the path of neglecting our present and future moral foundation. We are right now getting a taste of what that neglect has reaped. Right now we would rather blame an object--the gun, something we have made for five centuries--for our own irresponsibility. Have I yet to give any specific, direct way to accomplish what we simply have to accomplish? No. Like I said I do not have all the answers. We must first realize what must be done in order to fix the problems. I do believe the best way to restore civility is to start with yourself. After you have started with yourself, start with others. Importantly, set examples. Not only one, but many. In today's society where anything new and anything different someone in doing gets attention, it is especially important to set good, moral examples. Others just might try it. Spend time with your family--and continue to do so, go somewhere quiet everyday, relax, use manners, write your legislators on this very issue, take your family vacation, eat together, etc etc, the list is long and varied. The main point is that it is OUR fault for letting society be in the condition it is in now. We need to be more self-responsible. Guns, and other tools, are only indicators of how bad our society is. Banning them will not help. It may or may not affect crime rates, but, either or, things will continue to degrade if we continue to foolishly neglect the essence and base of our moral foundation. I believe our Founding Fathers had a pretty good idea of what was right and wrong. Many of their truths were expressed in our Constitution and Federalist Papers. Why was there very few, if any, mass-murderers back then? Why was there so few unmarried mothers and fathers? Why was their little public violence? Why was there so little general hatred? Why was there so little deceit? Why were there so few broken families? {all this with guns in every household} Why?....be...
