The Ugly Truth about Gun Control

In the light of yesterday’s nightmare in Virginia, I’ve been musing on the problems facing a country which seems content to allow hormonal, confused teenagers access to semi-automatic assault rifles. Blame has been attributed already to slow response times of campus security to the threat, and by veteran campaigner Jack Thompson to video games.
To me the solution seems obvious. Guns are an inherent part of American culture, and to remove them would be constitutionally untenable and impossible to accomplish even if a sweeping law could be passed. There are simply too many guns out there.
Therefore, America should make a virtue of the fact, and ensure that everyone has a gun. From the age of ten, it should be illegal to be out in public without a holstered and visible weapon. There is already a strong market for ladies guns. It would surely not be difficult for an enterprising manufacturer to come up with sidearms designed for the pre-teen. (EDIT: my bad. It’s already happening.) And just think, how many tragedies could be avoided in the future if a gunman, gang-banger or armed robber is faced with an instant and unexpected armed response. Imagine. A guy tries to hold up a 7-11. He waves his gun in the clerk’s face. then he hears the sound of a round ratcheting into a breech behind him.
Grandma’s got her Glock out, and baby, she is ready to roar.
It’s the ideal solution to a problem that is spiraling out of control. I for one see absolutely no downsides to my proposal.
I call it Peace Through Firepower. God Bless the Second Amendment.