by Don Feder

About the author: Don Feder is a syndicated conservative columnist for the Boston Herald. He has also written articles for the National Review, Human Events, and Reason.

Blame the guns. Don’t blame the wretched little monsters who murdered four children and a pregnant teacher because one of them had just been dumped by a girlfriend; blame the guns.

Don’t blame a culture where many parents spend more time watching televised sports events than with their kids, blame the guns. Don’t blame an entertainment industry that rarely makes a movie without severed body parts, blame the guns.

Blaming guns is easy. Unlike baby-faced killers, it’s difficult to feel much sympathy for metallic objects. For those who don’t believe in individual responsibility and...