When will it stop

Last week a church youth group got together as they do every month for a gathering at a local youth center. They were there to play games, watch movies, eat popcorn, basically to spend time in a "safe" environment.
Once again the concept of "safe" environment was overrated. Three young adults (I use that term lightly) decided they had other ideas. They approached the youth center and one of them started shooting, while another stood look out and the third drove the getaway car.
Evidently they did in fact have an intended target, but as is the case with so many senseless acts, it was the innocent that died. Yes a young man intending to get married was killed.
What has happened to our society anymore that so many feel the answer to their squabbles is violence. My only answer seems to be that somewhere we have stopped teaching tolerance of others. Are these problems at home, school or both?
When are we going to wake up and start realizing that victims are the ones that should have the rights and not the criminals? Three square meals a day, a warm bed to sleep in, a roof over their head, free medical care and on and on. They don't pay for their TV or internet access, they don't have to buy a library card. We treat the criminals better than we treat returning veterans and way better than we treat our homeless population.
As kids we would head outside to play in the neighborhood after breakfast and return at dinner time. Today kids can't even seem to go to a seemingly safe church youth group activity anymore. I am appalled, I am ashamed, and I feel sorry for today's kids because they truly are missing out on some of the best parts of growing up. And why? because of a select few that seem to have more rights than those of us that are in fact law abiding citizens.