Bowling for Columbine

Violence and guns are two connected topics that negatively affect our society today. The violence and gun influenced is multiplied by the media. I feel that the media uses its power to give views a sense of fear and knowledge. Although the television news programs are trying to tell us how bad guns are, they give the gunmen publicity and put the idea in people's minds that if they are violent, they will get recognized. Almost all of the news these days, is about bad things and the violence that occurs throughout the day. I think the news programs should not show the violence, which gives the aggressor mention, and rather put important government news and positive contributions to our world on their programs.
I feel violence is so high because people want to be recognized in our very diverse society. These days, weapons are so available and hard to control, that the "bad" people out there, take advantage of this and use the weapons to hurt others.
Then there is the government. The government does do a great job, with all its regulations and laws, prohibiting guns and the purchasing of them, but there has to be something stronger they can do, in order to make the world, a safer and crime-free land. I think the government, due to its size and important, should be able to stop something positive, when it gets out of hand.