Thoughts & prayers

While we were engrossed in the government shutting down and Stormy Daniels opening up, this happened:

January 4, Seattle:  a shot was fired into a school office window

January 6, Forest City, Iowa:  a school bus window was shot out

January 9, Sierra Vista, Arizona:  a 14-year-old boy shot himself to death in an elementary school bathroom

January 10, Denison, Texas:  accidental shooting in a classroom at the Grayson College Criminal Justice Center, no one hurt

January 10, San Bernardino, California:  bullet fired through a window at California State University

January 15, Marshall, Texas:  bullet fired into dorm room at Wiley College

January 20, Winston-Salem, North Carolina:  one student shot and killed at Greek Life event, Wake Forest University

January 22, Gentilly, Louisiana:  14-year-old shot in drive-by at Net Charter School

January 22, Italy, Texas:  girl, 15, shot by boy, 16, in Italy High School cafeteria

January 23, Kentucky:  15-year-old boy killed two and wounded more than 15 inside Marshall County High School

That last one actually made the national news.  The rest were just local events, like house fires and broken water mains.  Gun violence is as American as cherry pie.  Now tell me why any half-way intelligent Norwegian would want to move here.