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I am in the middle of the country, and my heart goes out to all of you affected by the shooting.  I love DC, mostly for its diverse population.  When I am in DC, I have the constant urge to ask the person next to me about their story.  Because everyone has one.  I can't say that for the area I am in or most of the other places I've visited.  So when the people of DC were hurt, I took it personally.

But around here, nobody seemed to acknowledge the shooting, and that's incredibly sad.  there is usually a very somber mood following these events, and people talk about it.  my FB feed is full of "thoughts and prayers" comments from some and "if there had been more guns on site, this wouldn't have happened" from others.  But this time, there was nothing.  I had one FB friend acknowledge it.  Are we just becoming numb to these killings?  Our feelings were maxed out after Sandy Hook?

Even the right wingers didn't have anything to say.  Even after sandy Hook, I heard from a lot of right wingers making excuses - don't blame the guns, this was carried out by the gov't to distract from Benghazi, if only the teachers had been armed.  The list goes on.

So, why do you think this is?  Wondering if people have noticed the same in other parts of the country.  
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I don't have an answer at this point.  
I'm still shocked that this happened, but with a husband at Navy Yard, I want to thank you, OP, for thinking of us![/quote]

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