Like this young hunter with a legal firearm, we are all looking
for solutions to a complex problem. Like this young hunter with
a legal firearm, we are all looking for solutions to a complex
problem. (PHOTO COURTESY OF KAREN WOLF) When something horrific
happens, we look for someone or something to blame. In this
case, the shooter at the Sandy Hook Elementary School.  Of
course, his choice of weapon - not a sporting arm - was what has
been labeled an assault weapon. The immediate response is that
we must ban them entirely or limit the capacity of the clips
used. In this case one or more that held 30 rounds of ammo.
Another factor now widely reported was the response time of the
local police department - 20 minutes. The deceased mother has
also been blamed by some. How could she, knowing her son was
unstable, allow him anywhere near a gun?  Stricter gun laws are
now being asked for, although the shooter in this case had been
reportedly turned down when he tried to purchase a handgun, only
three days before th