- Story Ideas - Send Corrections We are our own worst enemies.
Our nation has withstood wars, terrorist attacks, threats,
natural disasters — each time the destruction of lives and sense
of security leaving scars we can’t erase. But those are wars and
attacks that come from outside, that threaten our faith in
goodwill among men and erode the security our leaders attempt to
build and the refuge our knowledge and preparation seek to
provide. Our greatest horrors come from within, from inside the
circles of our lives, unleashed in a madman’s rage that
methodically shoots dozens in a theater full of moviegoers or
kills 20 children in a small-town Connecticut elementary school.
How does this happen? The horrific tragedy that unfolded Friday
in Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., left 26
people dead, including 20 children and the lone 20-year-old
gunman. How much hatred causes a young man to arm himself with
several guns and fire through a school, killing his mother who
taught there and shooting at chil