So what can we do to either prevent or at least decrease tragedies like the one in Connecticut today?

Even having a police presence won't prevent such tragedy. One officer will need to patrol the grounds and corridors, and someone could slip in unawares.

Prevention would seem to be the responsibility of friends and family members of those who are "not right" as many articles have put it and to ensure that that person is protected from self harm and harming others.

We can't. Why?

America has had a violent driven culture for decades. What can we do to decrease?.... Educate. And make parents more responsible. Also, not oppose ownership, but change the laws and become strict like in Germany, France or other European countries. The ownership system is very ineffective and the easy access is just madness. Aside from stricter gun controls, and difficult legal access, the answer is to change something about our culture nationally, but that is hard.

What if that 20 year old guy had no access to any guns?.. Well... maybe those 20 kids did not have to leave the world.

Edit: Yes, he was not 21 yet and got the guns somehow. But where?.. his mother owned them. Why should a mom who teaches school own a gun?... and in one of the most safest states?.. and a military rifle as well?... I think education and responsibility should go hand in hand. With tight gun laws, or even laws where only certain people can get it, she might have not had them in the first place. Therefore, the 20 year old killler might have not had access. So yes, gun laws do matter, especially how easy it is to reach them in America.

Federal law dictates that you must be 21 to purchase a handgun. Where did this autistic psycho get these guns?

There is a starting point. Legislation didn't prevent tragedy in this instance.

The gun grabbers are likely to be able to capitalize big time on this one, unlike never before. They too will find out that their far flung fantasies are just that, fantasies.

Same with those that would advocate concealed carry for everybody. As much as we would like to envision a hyper vigilant citizenry, squashing deady threats immediately, this just isn't going to ever be reality.

The answer does not lie within the perameters of the "gun/no guns" debate, I'm afraid. If only it were that simple.

Stiffer Gun controls could decrease unregulated "Gun Show" and Online loopholes. I think the biggest hurtle is educating legal gun owners to be responsible and lock away their guns. Ironically, the mother, Nancy Lanza, was killed with her own gun, that was legally purchased. Those guns then killed 27 people, possibly, because she didn't lock them up and keep them away from a troubled son.

Let teachers who have a concealed handgun license carry while on school premises.

the real solutions are always the hardest, because they require people to be human and not robots.

if your child or spouse is showing signs of distress, help them find assistance

don't abuse your kids or subject them to ceaseless bullying

if you see your neighbor, coworker, or kids' classmates acting in a suspicious and dangerous way, inform the appropriate authorities.

if someone is exhibiting dangerous or self-destructive tendencies, they should be committed to the appropriate institution.

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We need a reform in our culture, we need our people thinking like a functional human being and knowing that killing 20 innocent little children, is a terrible ******* thing to do.

a small locker with a handgun in the principals office under lock and key of course.

Nothing that infringes on my freedoms. The last thing we need is a reaction that gave us DHS and the TSA.