A matter of the heart My name is Ari, I am a 12-year-old girl from MA. The other day while driving in the car, my stepsister asked a question, one that got me thinking and inspired this blog. She asked my stepfather why we need guns other then for target shooting. He replied that they can be helpful in dangerous situations, they give you an advantage if you're outnumbered or over powered by someone trying to hurt you. That launched us into another conversation about gun control laws and the type of people that commit violent crimes. Needless to say, it became very clear to me that no law can ever fix this problem. This isn't a matter of laws or guns this is a matter of the heart. It dawned on me that if we can reach the hearts of those who feel the need to hurt others we wouldn't even need gun laws or guns for that matter. So how do we go about changing hearts? How do w