Under fire: America's new normal?
By Mike Tolson DECEMBER 4, 2015 — 12:25PM
... in 2015, mass shootings have taken place more than once a day in the U.S. Though some have ended with no one being killed, the yearlong tally of the dead is approaching 500, with more than twice that number injured. Those numbers include those killed and wounded in Wednesday’s attack in San Bernardino ...
... the search for explanation, for some sort of meaning, occurs as a matter of routine, a box to be checked off before the event is filed away and mostly forgotten, save by those left to grieve the loss of parents, children, and siblings. The unifying thread is hatred, but of which variation? Terrorism? ...
Crazy comes a close second ...
“We need to live in peace and harmony,” she said, recalling how her son, an eighth-grader, had asked her if he could give a friend in need a pair of new shoes he had gotten for himself. “Those things matter. Why waste your energy on hate when it’s easier to love each other?”
Many say we need less access to weapons. Some insist we need more ...
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