[Bungleau]

The defense lawyer has to try to find some way to defend his client. That lets him off the hook, on at least a couple of levels.

I'm sure our resident legal expert will have an opinion (which he may keep to himself), but I'd love to compare the arguments:

Violence in a game makes violence in reality okay.

Who raises the child: parents or a video game?
Who procured the rifle?
Was it secured properly? If not, why not?
Who decided it was okay to shoot at other things?
Did anyone realize people were going to be in those other things?

Bottom line to me is two questions to the parents:

1. Who was responsible for raising your child to respect the power of a gun?
2. Who was responsbile for teaching your child right from wrong?

In both cases, the mirror holds the answer. Makes me think that at some point, even though I don't own a gun, I will need to make sure my children get at least as familiar with (and respectful of) them as I am. An object lesson of some sort (here's what a bullet does to a toy...) will hopefully be a good reminder for years to come.