What would you do about Virginia Tech?

[Busted_Flat]

Just a couple of thoughts.

We are going to hear a lot over the coming days and weeks about how criminals will get their hands on guns even if gun laws are tightened. My question is this: Was the shooter at Virginia Tech a "criminal"?

I heard a report on the radio this morning that the guns and ammunition was obtained legally just days before the shootings. I cannot independently verify this, but if true, was this kid a criminal when he bought the guns?

In Virginia you can carry guns without a permit, but there is a rule, not a law, against bringing guns on campus at VT. Was he a criminal when he carried the guns on campus?

My contention is that this was an emotionally distraught kid who did not become a criminal until he started shooting.

This is the case with most of these school shootings. We do not have "career criminals" walking onto campuses or into schools and shooting people; we have emotionally distraught young people with easy access to guns shooting people.