Holding gun owners responsible for harm  In Newtown, Nancy Lanza
allowed her mentally ill son access to her guns, leading to a
massacre. The children at San Jose's Minor School recently were
locked down, losing valuable educational time, because a
neighbor's gun had been stolen during a burglary. These gun
owners, and many more, have displayed a serious lack of
responsibility that has harmed others.  Instead of turning
schools into armed camps, we should hold gun owners responsible
for the harm they cause by the negligent use, care, and storage
of weapons. Insurance should be mandatory to compensate victims
of their carelessness. Let the insurance market do the job of
screening out those who pose the highest risk, and the job of
establishing requirements, such as gun safes, that will help
reduce gun violence in our society.  Elaine Brown  San Jose
Light rail would help solve Highway 85 mess  If those who made
the decisions regarding the route of light rail had any
inclinations of reality, they would have rou