| A recent school shooting in Winnenden, Germany | | | | The worst thing of any school shooting is the fact |
| occurred on 11 March 2009 and once again shocked | | | | that you canât predict how and when will |
| the whole world. Seventeen-year-old Tim Kretschmer | | | | the shooting start. There are dozens of depressed |
| opened fire with a 9mm Beretta at a secondary | | | | and angry kids in any school, but which one of them |
| school. This time the death toll reached sixteen | | | | will grab the gun â that is unpredictable. So |
| people and this event truly became a tragedy for the | | | | the best way to prevent such a tragedy is a good |
| German people. School shootings are definitely one of | | | | gun politics. Of course in any democratic country a |
| the most horrible crimes and what is even worth | | | | teenager wonât be able to purchase a gun, |
| these crimes are related to a much disputed gun | | | | but statistically most of the young killers somehow |
| policy problem. It is very hard to find a line between | | | | obtain the firearms from their parents. Or better |
| allowing people to have a firearm for self defense | | | | trough carelessness of the parents. In the recent |
| and providing minors and psychologically unstable | | | | German shooting the parents had over 15 firearms in |
| people access to these dangerous weapons. Even | | | | their house and only one of them was not locked. |
| when children are on the line. | | | | The kid found exactly this one. |