re: Is there a solution for mass shootings going forward?

One can ask why we weren't having these tragedies 30- 40- 50 years ago. We have to look at some of the differences. The vast majority of us had 2 parents in the house. Most of us had one parent at home to raise us until 1st grade came along, so we had attention an overwhelmed daycare attendant can't give. Most of us went to church. We had community re-enforcers like the now much maligned Boy Scouts. We were taught more basics (reading, writing , arithmetic). We never heard of self-esteem courses, if anything that would have swollen our head, when we should have a dose of humility, and the need to serve the greater good. We weren't perfect, but we didn't need to be either.