Yes, the ship has sailed for gun control in the U.S., and there's not enough support for it anyways, and there's a lot of Democrats who love their guns who won'

Yes, the ship has sailed for gun control in the U.S., and there's not enough support for it anyways, and there's a lot of Democrats who love their guns who won't vote for it, and a lot of Republicans who don't like guns but won't vote Democrat over it. The angelic-looking psychopath kids are a problem gun control wouldn't solve. That can't be solved with gun control. As a child I too ran into these types, and they had other weapons. Knives, screwdrivers, rocks, slingshots -- you name it, they had it. Parents need to teach children manners and empathy, but people who have to work multiple jobs and have no time to parent their children... won't. Enforcing existing laws would be a great pace to start. But we've basically decided as a society to minimize police contacts, so that's going to be difficult. Basically, as you surmise, there isn't much that can be done now.