His mom was dead. Its hard to keep the guns secured and locked up when your the cold dead corpse on the floor bleeding. Sometimes a locked up gun is a useless gun. Who knows though, if she would have, or could have, pulled the trigger on her own son. This, and the other recent events, as well as Columbine, and high profile shootings that even happened during the 10yrs of "Brady Heaven" show that strict gun control laws do not actually work. Ask yourself, when was the last time a criminal obeyed a law? Ask yourself, how hard is it to get a weapon of some kind? If you come up with the answer that its very hard, especially with strict laws, might I suggest relocating from under that rock in which you live. It is not hard at all to get a weapon thru illegal means, all you have to do is try. This horrendous crime is proof that we have problems as a society, and that needs fixing. Quit letting the xbox and internet babysit your kids and start being the "uncool" parents and take your kids traveling, camping, and hunting.