In a free country where the Constitution protects your right to "bear arms" there are irresponsible people who do bad things. The NIU tragedy (which hits close to home because I am an NIU graduate and live within 30 miles of the campus) brought us tremendous grief and made all of us question why horrible things like that happen. (Hint: there is a presence of evil in this world.)
But in this story in the Sun Times there is good news. The gun shop in Champaign where the killer purchased his weapons has closed. Always makes you wonder when a business such as that is a small building in a back yard. Maybe this time the owner followed all the rules and yet this horrible thing happened. Maybe his conscience couldn't bear the guilt. I don't know, but I'm glad he's closed.
