After watching the news the other day, I’m amazed at the stupid things people do when they get angry. A man shoots a teenager and his mother because the teen spits on his vehicle. Come on, yes, this would make me mad but you don’t shoot someone for anything even close to this. All this does is add fuel to the fire for those who want gun control. What is so difficult in keeping one’s temper under control? We seem to becoming a nation of shoot first because it’s our right. Don’t get me wrong, I believe in the right to bear arms but we need to do better background checks on people. Maybe even have references; something so that idiots don’t get hold of weapons. But that won’t solve the problem because there other methods of hurting others. I’m not just talking about weapons but words; when a parent yells at or fights with others what example are they showing their children. Unfortunately, most anger is taken out in the home and the cycle is repeated over and over again each generation. I’ve been to Little League games where parents or coaches lose their tempers. And a lot of times they are the ones that lead the chant “His no batter”, indicating he deserves no respect. Many don’t know how or desire to break the cycle. I’ve heard people talk as if proud of how fast or vicious their tempers are. What is there to be proud of? That you have no control? Two year olds lose their temper, they just can’t hurt anyone. Is this what people want to be like? It’s not easy but we need to teach our children how to control their emotions by setting an example. They need to learn to respect others’ opinions and actions. They must understand that to err is human and people make foolish mistakes so don’t get angry over every little thing. You don’t know who could be listen and watching. And I suppose in around about way I’m saying that if people learn to respect others and try to control their tempers, there would much happier people out there, you as well as others. I’m not saying that you can’t be upset by something but be constructive and go about it in other ways. People need to use their minds more to settle things and instead of going off the handle and yelling, or swinging a fist, or Heaven forbid, shooting someone. Communicating is difficult and misunderstandings occur regularly even among people who know each other well.