The “stop the teasing” defense is old, tired, and not effective. Furthermore, this guy’s own family members had said he was a cold, reclusive kid ever since he was young. Many of his roommates at VaTech tried to reach out to him, but this guy just didn’t want any part of it. And what sort of message does that send to kids growing up? It tells them that it was not their fault, that they were backed into a corner and it is alright to kill anyone that is in their path. I think it is safe to say that ALL of us have been picked on at one time or another while growing. That doesn’t make it right to kill people.

I agree that there are some people that can be saved by timely intervention. However, the sooner we realize that not all human beings are good, that some are truly evil, the better off we will all be. We should not leave it up to Big Brother to protect us every waking minute of the day. We should be given the power to defend ourselves when our lives are in danger. This is the fundamental, God-given right that Ted Nugent was speaking about.