Tucson was a disaster, a tragedy, possibly a result of overheated political rhetoric driving a deranged man to action. It was also the result of a national culture that makes it too easy to obtain a powerful weapon.
I looked at the top three stories on SFGATE this afternoon, and here they are:
1. More on the Tucson shootings.
2. 96-year-old woman and grandson shot to death in Livermore.
3. Man shot in Tenderloin coffee shop.
I know, the Chron loves to lead with mayhem, but seriously: That’s a lot of dead people for one day. And you can’t shoot someone if you don’t have a gun. You wonder when this madness will ever end.