There is no doubt that America suffers a high rate of spree killings than other nations.  A lot of attention is given to the number and availability of firearms in this country because of this, but I believe that this is looking at symptoms and not causes. After all Switzerland has lots of firearms and doesn’t have the problem. The problem and the causes are far deeper than the tools used to create the effect.

The primary cause in my opinion is that we are a culture that venerates the concept of righteous revenge.  Revenge is often the motivation of both our heroes and our villains. Continue reading →