Recent Seattle Shooting Raises Major Questions

After reading this article, the case is solidified that gun violence still remains a major problem in the United States. It is not acts of terrorism, not acts of hate, just average every day Americans suffering from mental illnesses. Some are born with it, some get it due to post dramatic stress, or other traumatic events that have impacted their lives negatively. But in the end, they are able to kill because they are given a weapon of mass destruction. Just a few days ago, a high schooler, ended his life and 2 others, after he decided to open fire in the middle of a cafeteria full of hundreds of people. Many questions arise following the event, although one that significantly stands out to me is how was he able to go to school with a gun? Typically, guns are easily misused, but since the gun was owned by the parents, how did they not know their gun was missing, before their child left for school?  Guns alone have contributed to over 30,000 deaths per year. Whats even more shocking that this number has increased since just a decade ago, and is one of the leading causes of death in humans.   
     One ongoing problem that presides with owning guns are the increase of shootings in colleges and other public schools. Each time, America seems to be prepared, although school shootings are happening more frequently. The preparation that takes place to prevent school shootings still have little or no effect, and doesn't complete stop shootings from happening. One factor that leads to school shootings could be linked to physiological stress and bullying that takes place within school boundaries or on social media. Before, this was not a problem, because people didn't have to rely on social media to perform daily tasks, when back then people mostly relied on work to get them through the day.  
       The rise of shootings lately makes me question the second amendment. Although it is lawfully stated, "The right to bear arms," I was under the impression that guns can only be used for protection, not for the un-civil slaughtering of normal Americans. Many people now a days bend that right, but it definitely should be an amendment that should be revised by the government.