Much in the news about the shootings at Virginia Tech, as there should be. Truth be told, we were about an hour away from the whole incident as it happened as we sat on the bus in Norfolk. Pictures of the shooter on every paper, every website. Take away the guns and headlines and he could be just another normal college kid. What drives a soul to this madness? Is this the product of a desperate upbringing, a dysfunctional home life, a feeling of exclusion and isolation? Is there any combination of these factors that could claim an ounce of the responsibility for this, or is this an act so wicked that it can only be caused by the warped justice of this evil mind? I don’t know.

There was a letter in the newspaper yesterday; I think it was USA Today, from a gentleman with a proposed solution. More guns. Basically his point is that it is high time we all carry weapons; ‘we should give responsible people the opportunity to defend themselves’. This letter was from a reasonable sounding person, who actually believes the situation at Virginia Tech would have been safer if all the students carried hand guns.  

Wow.

When I am King, this guy will be politely asked to leave through the Castle Gates. I am growing less tolerant of the Right in North America. As passive as I am, opinions like the above must be met head on. Easy and ready access to guns is a Cancer that must be cured.  

Looking for weapons of mass destruction, Mr. Bush, Mr. Harper? Try looking in a dorm room at Virginia Tech.

Pittsburgh tonight.  

Cheers,
Alan