Two questions on everyone's mind:  Why?  When will the gun laws change?

Frankly, I don't think there is an answer to why the shootings occurred in Connecticut last week.  I heard one person today suggesting that the shooter was in a rage because he is a vegan and was grossly disgusted about others killing.  Well, that just makes no sense, does it?

I am no psychiatrist, but I believe why the shootings occurred is rooted in the fact that people are more and more unhappy and unable to cope.  Just a glance in the public school classroom and you'll see that no one may speak sharply to students -- they have fragile psyches.  However, these same students  are also quite mean. We need to find a way to be more sympathetic or empathetic to those around us.  When did caring go out of style?

As for the gun laws, I don't know what to say.  The shooter did not own a gun.  His mom did.

I would like tougher laws against people who use guns improperly.  That includes those whose guns are used by others to do harm.  It's true that in this particular instance the woman who owned the guns wouldn't face the courts, but if people were more SAFE with their weapons, and stored them more securely, perhaps this wouldn't have happened.

This senseless killing is scaring me.  We are not a very pleasant society yet we fail to look closely in the mirror to see what we can do to stop the tragedy.