He turned 18 and immediately went to the gun store. Lots of times the parents give them the guns. But how much could these parents have done?
Everybody says “better parenting” without offering ideas. I still think requiring parenting courses would help a lot. I bet there’s some abandonment in his background, perhaps from working 3 jobs to put food on the table.
Should the government be spending more on parental help as well as mental health?