An 18 year-old.

MANCHESTER, N.H. — Police said four men have been charged with assault and other crimes in the beating of an 18-year-old, who was struck in the head with a firearm.

One of the most pervasive and incorrect thoughts the media feeds to the public on a daily basis is the idea that without guns we’re all safer. A gun is an object, not a risk. This kid might as well have been hit over the head with a toaster. Violence does not produce itself from thin air because of the presence of an object.