| Northern Illinois University became the | | | | violence following a campus shooting in his |
| fourth university or school within a week to | | | | home state, but he believes in an |
| witness such an incident when Kazmierczak | | | | individual's right to bear arms. Can you |
| went on a shooting spree. Our schools are now | | | | beleive that? A Democrat believes in the 2nd |
| one of the most dangerous places on earth. On | | | | Amendment. And wins a grammy award too! |
| Feb. 8, a woman shot two fellow students to | | | | |
| death before committing suicide at Louisiana | | | | On the serious and traumatic side, some are |
| Technical College in Baton Rouge. In Memphis, | | | | still battling for their life in the |
| a 17-year-old is accused of shooting and | | | | hospital, while five familes are struck with |
| critically wounding a fellow student Monday | | | | the horror of preparing for a funeral. DeKalb |
| during a high school gym class. The | | | | County Coroner Dennis J. Miller identified |
| 15-year-old victim of a shooting at an | | | | the five victims who died as Daniel |
| Oxnard, Calif., junior high school has been | | | | Parmenter, 20, of Westchester, Ill.; Catalina |
| declared brain dead. | | | | Garcia, 20, of Cicero, Ill.; Ryanne Mace, 19, |
| | | | of Carpentersville, Ill.; Julianna Gehant, |
| Do we blame it on sun spots, Television, | | | | 32, of Mendota, Ill.; and Gale Dubowski, 20, |
| negative ions, full moon, or just a symptom | | | | of Carol Stream, Ill. |
| of our violent culture? How many violent | | | | |
| video games did he play? | | | | There are many experiences to the journey of |
| | | | life, but death is simply unexplainable. It |
| Kazmierczak, 27 shot 21 people before | | | | matters not whether it comes suddenly and |
| shooting and killing himself, was an | | | | unexpectedly as in this case, or if it is |
| award-winning sociology student and a leader | | | | drawn out over a 2-3 incurable illness. Each |
| of a campus criminal justice group, according | | | | path has it's good and difficult aspects. |
| to school Web sites. Kazmierczak was a | | | | |
| student about 175 miles away at the | | | | We are here for a short season and some are |
| University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana. | | | | shorter than others. I lost a wife at age 18, |
| As far as anyone knew, there were no red | | | | a son who was 17, and both parents. From a |
| flags- no warnings of any violent behavior. | | | | fatal car wreck, to a plane crash, to deaths |
| Police have found no notes that would explain | | | | by cancer, the results are the same. There's |
| the attack, and authorities have no known | | | | always a void, and more victims than one |
| motive in the case. | | | | initially considers. Some deaths though are |
| | | | more symptomatic of imbalances within our |
| Barack Obama said Friday that the country | | | | society and culture and I believe that Steven |
| must do "whatever it takes" to eradicate gun | | | | P. Kazmierczak is one of those. |