Another school shooting

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Yet another mass shooting happened in the US on Friday. I am so tired of hearing about this. I am at this point where I don't know what the answer is. I just think something...ANYTHING needs to be done. I don't know if the answer is taking guns or giving higher ups guns. I don't know if making sure there is an on-duty guard who patrols the schools is an answer but a lot of schools can't afford that. I just know whatever the solution there needs to be something done. I am tired of hearing everyone arguing but no one actually solving the issue. The things done so far to schools has made them almost like prisons in some areas, which is sad but apparently necessary. How did we get here? How did we go from the rare school shooting to having several within a month? I don't get it. Bullying is insane, kids aren't getting the mental health care they need. Everyone is arguing about solutions. People can't handle opinions different than their own and get mean and sometimes violent. How did we get here? What happened to getting along with people who believe something different than yourself? It's no wonder our youth has the issues they do when the adults are all arguing with each other and aren't leading by example. Both sides of the political spectrum have been throwing accusations at each other and tearing each other apart and it helps no one. Instead of arguing how about listening to each other and finding a solution? BOTH sides need to listen to each other. I don't think this is a one answer fits all kind of solution. One side is screaming end gun violence and take away guns and the other side is getting out of control and getting violent because the other side won't end violence...how does that even make sense? Then they tear each other apart calling each other names like that helps anyone. How about acting like adults and actually fixing the issue? I get that there is probably no perfect fix but clearly more needs to be done in all of the schools in the US. It saddens me that my son has to learn how to protect himself and others in the event of a school shooting and he is only 7! I hate that this is where we are as a society. My innocent child has to fear for his life even at school and worry that his school may not be able to adequately protect him. It used to be that school was safe or at least mostly safe and now they have to worry about bullying and violence. They have to worry someone is going to come to school with a gun. I shouldn't have to worry about my child when he is at school and yet I do. I know everyone has a different opinion about how to deal with this situation but at this point, not a whole lot is being done. They have done some, way more than was done when I was a kid but it's not enough. This kind of thing shouldn't still be happening. I partially blame the media sensationalizing it and following it for hours on end giving these murderers the attention they clearly want and it gives ideas to others. We as citizens do have the right to know about what is going on but it shouldn't be splattered everywhere and constantly naming the murderer. We need to switch the attention to the victims. We need to stop talking about it for hours and speculating when we don't know anything. I don't know the solution I just know that instead of arguing with each other and calling each other names because we don't agree with each other we need to come together and do something. Maybe try different solutions. Just listen to each other and come up with something that will actually help. I am tired of hearing about these children being murdered. Those kids didn't deserve this. They deserve to be safe while at school. I am so tired of having my heart break on a regular basis and then having to send my own child off to school and pray that he stays safe. We NEED to stop the arguing and name calling and assuming WE are the ones who are right and maybe hear the other side out. You don't have to agree with everyone but you should try to see things from another side. We owe our children a better brighter future.