The truth is that one of the reasons school shooters are boys is because of what they are taught to be "tough" like by the media. In reality, men have emotions too. I am certain that from a young age, I will teach my sons not to be what the media tells them to be. I will be very concerned if my kids' main interest would be in guns and violence. In fact, I will discourage them from liking these things. At the end of the day, anyone could be manipulated into committing violent crimes. Yes, chances are higher if a boy is mentally unstable but just from bullying one can be lead into something as bad as killing. I am certain that if many of the boys that attended the high schools where the shootings took place were taught that they don't have to be "tough" or manly or resemble any of the traditional features that create a man, hundreds of lives could have been saved.
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