Close. I think a better translation in the liberal mind would be
...failing grades lead to low self-esteem and therefore all guns should be confiscated and their owners imprisoned for life, those mad dogs!
Your translation makes too much sense and worse, is actually somewhat logical. Can't have that.
He he. CJ, we've both seen too much of that.
Stephen Hunter covered this type of motivation with a similarly observant sub plot in his novel Dirty White Boys. The perennial loser, who blames everyone else for his failure (in this case, the Dean) and for whom a gun is the way to a twisted first time accomplishment. The "I showed 'em" motivation, usually spurred by seeing the shock and sorrow of victims of a previous shooting on TV. That's why these crimes come in clusters. Regards, By.