Disorders or Guns: Who's to blame?

Synopsis: On Friday, December 14, 28 lives were lost. 21 of those innocent victims were children between the ages of 5 and 10. A mentally unstable man, age 20 shot his mother and then went to the school, targeting the children, to shoot them and kill them. Many people are blaming the guns that murdered the children at sandy hook, when they forget about the man who killed them. Is the right to bear arms really the solution?

Analysis: Adam Lanza was very mentally unstable. People usually say, "It's his mother's fault for possesing guns with such an unpredictable mind living in the house" or "why would she even have guns?". I am telling you this. It was not Adam Lanza's fault. It's not his mother's fault. It is society. It is the hospitals that do not help people overcome their mental illnesses. Adam Lanza was a victim of his mental disorder, and it ruined his life. His mother worked very hard to keep him out of trouble. Adam was very intelligent, and apparently very quite and fidgety. His mother loved her two sons and gave her life for them. She worked to let Adam live his life and gain responsibillity. She wanted him to be normal.

“It looked like he was getting it, which was hard considering the circumstances,” Tambascio said. “She was trying to get him into real life. It was very difficult for her, and it was getting harder and harder as he got older. Like for any of us, life gets harder once the real responsibilities come.” (Washington Post).

Adam Lanza is among others who have been victims of their mental disorder. In an article, "I am Adam Lanza's Mother", a woman gave her perspective on the tragedy and spoke about her son, who is also mentally unstable. She stated in an interview on NBC that her son would threaten to kill her, and then apologize and be himself again. It seems that her son was fighting between himself, and the disorder.

Parents of children, and adults, should not be alone when their child has a disorder that is threatening to the safety of their famiily, and the community they live in. There is a great need for asistance to people with mental disorders. Financially, Mentally, and Physically, these families are in need of assistace.


http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/i-am-adam-lanzas-mother-403127

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/16/i-am-adam-lanzas-mother-mental-illness-conversation_n_2311009.html

http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/portrait-of-adam-lanza-and-his-family-begins-to-emerge/2012/12/17/376759ce-4862-11e2-820e-17eefac2f939_story_1.html