We've spoken quite a bit about having an acute focus on the root-cause risk factors and the motivations behind why a child or a person would even want to pick up a gun,. If we can tackle that issue, we can focus a lot less on the tools of destruction.
For me, I had experiences and certain things that happened to me that built me up to wanting to react. I was angry due to certain social issues that were going on in my neighbourhood. I was angry that I grew up in what would be considered an impoverished neighbourhood and had to see the fancy houses and condominiums right across the street from me. I wondered why I couldn't have or acquire these things.
There are so many layers that we need to invest in before a murder happens, as opposed to focusing on the tool.