Sooner Or Later, The Gun Is Coming Out Of The Safe

Last week the unthinkable became the unthinkable in Clovis, NM, when a 16-year-old kid walked into the public library, killed two library staff members and wounded four others, including a brother and sister who were checking out some books. I’m surprised that my friends in Fairfax haven’t sent out a call to arm all librarians but I’m sure it will shortly come. In the meantime the town of Clovis is coming to grips with the tragedy which means trying to figure out why a quiet, churchgoing teenager would commit this horrendous crime.

The one fact which has emerged about the alleged shooter, Nathaniel Jouett, is that the gun he used was legally owned. Not owned by him but by his father who kept all his guns and ammunition in a locked safe. And how did Jouett get the gun out of the safe? Simple – he knew the combination because he went shooting and hunting with his father all the time.