Banning guns isn't going to happen. Got that, lurking shitgibbons?
Something that would help is if society would start stigmatizing creepy weirdoes instead of coddling them. I'm not talking about eccentrics or harmless goofballs, I'm talking about antisocial, hostile, creepy weirdoes--like the creepers at democrat underground immersing themselves in political assassination fantasies. That's the type I'm talking about.
Good point.
I believe the best way to prevent future mass shootings is a twofold strategy:
1) A widespread information campaign geared around educating the American public on the warning signs that a person may be at risk of committing a violent act, with a particular focus on encouraging them to act and contact the relevant law enforcement agencies if they see or know of someone demonstrating those signs. "If you see something, say something" on steroids.
2) (And this is what I guarantee would have prevented this most recent shooting, which incidentally happened at my best friend's old high school) Enforcing higher standards of accountability on law enforcement personnel to act swiftly and decisively if they receive such a report from someone. A citizen reported Cruz's suspicious behavior to the FBI, yet they did absolutely nothing about it until it was too late.
For an example of how my proposal does indeed work, in 2012, a few months after the Aurora movie theater shooting, someone in Missouri planned to perform a similar shooting at the midnight premiere of 'The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2.' However, his family noticed him acting suspiciously, did a little digging, realized what he was planning, and ACTED ON IT! They notified the cops, the guy was arrested, his planned shooting never happened, and God knows how many innocent lives were saved.