Orlando police say that 50 people died in a shooting at a gay nightclub on Sunday — the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. modern history. The gunman, 29-year-old Omar Mateen, was armed with a handgun and an AR-15 style rifle, a weapon which has been used in other mass shootings. The tragic event has some people wondering how businesses will ensure patrons’ safety in the future. "Well, no business is going to be able to spend their way to absolute protection against this kind of threat," said Audrey Cronin, the director of the international security program at George Mason University. "But there are going to be things that businesses will have to think about, including their securities ... and training staff for active shooter events, and monitoring social media."...Marketplace
There's always a threat of violence in the real world. But the extent to which violence on this planet threatens all of us? Violence receives contributions from America -- here and abroad -- on a regular basis. We bring up our children in a culture of violence. Who do we blame? Well, depending on our political mindset, aliens or guns.
No. They're not the perps. We are. They're just our scapegoats.
