Boy I opened my own can of worms this time?

Ok, my original article today was going to be a light hearted look at the MN Vikings player arrests. Yes, I know all you Sconnies would love to see that so stay tuned.

However, I can't get my mind off the recent Virginia Tech tragedy and the perplexing nature of mass shootings in general. Logical or not, my mind immediately starting trying to correlate gun and crime statistics to see if there is some societal trend or pattern to help explain what I cannot seem to comprehend.

Wow! There's a lot to get your head around and one day's research really won't ease my mind or backup any theories.

Therefore, for now I will resist the urge to whip out my cell phone and vote for Sanjaya and fatefully accept that the world really is going to hell and instead I offer up a question.

Why?