Our Culture is a Factory Producing Mass Killers. Closing the Factory Can Solve the Gun Debate

The gun debate has erupted once again. The two sides are entrenched in their respective positions, which have changed little over the decades. One side claims their right to keep and bear arms. The other sees all guns as violent and wants them outlawed.

But guns are not the real issue. This is a moral problem. What leads people to kill others is not the instrument — anything can serve as an instrument of death. What is being done to prevent more people from committing immoral acts with guns? That’s the question we must ask.

And when we ask it, three real problems present themselves: mental illness, frustrated young men, and the glorification of violence.