20 December 2012
New revelations about reckless gunfire in Newtown, CT over the past two years have blown a .357 magnum-size hole in the town's reputation as a peaceful, close-knit community. The astonishing "new normal" of heavy gunfire that took hold in Newtown long before last week's massacre only reinforces the parallel I drew here last week between today's gun enthusiasts and yesterday's racial segregationists.