A horrible tragedy occurred in San Bernardino, Calif., Wednesday.

At least 14 people were killed when at least two gunmen opened fire inside a center for people with developmental disabilities.

Two suspects were killed in a shoot-out with police later in the day.

Sadly, before the dead were even cold, and before law enforcement investigators had even pieced together what occurred and why, the tragedy was already being exploited for political gain.

Can we as a country put an end to such?

Among those exploiting the tragedy was our nation’s top leader.

President Obama immediately called for Congress to enact tighter gun laws to make mass shootings “rare as opposed to normal.”

Clearly, gun violence is a problem, but the problem isn’t the guns or even the access to them.

The problem is the mentally unstable, violent individuals.

Yet each time someone dies by a criminal with a gun, elected leaders feel as if they must “do” something to stop it.

Criminals will harm others — whether it’s with a gun or a knife or something far less sinister or regulated.

And criminals pay no attention to laws. That is by the definition what a criminal is.

America is headed down a truly ugly, truly sinful future if we don’t get things righted soon.

But perhaps soon more of our leaders will realize the biggest problem in America isn’t a lack of gun control, it’s a lack of Christian morals and ethics. Rather than turning our focus to feel-good “fixes” for America’s violent path, the real answer might be in collectively focusing ourselves on a higher power and seeking to understand where our country went awry.