From One Sandy to Another

First it was hurricane Sandy that stripped away the boards of Atlantic City's boardwalk and devastated the northeastern US.  What followed, the recent killing of 20 innocent children and 6 adults at Sandy Hook elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut, dealt a blow to the nation rivaling the worst American experiences.  And earlier today, another "Sandy Hook" elementary school was visited by a man carrying what, at first glance, looked to be a high-powered rifle. This Sandy Hook Elementary, however, wasn't in Connecticut, rather, it was in Strasburg, Virginia.

Christopher Johnson walked into the school carrying a fake 2 x 4 labeled "high powered rifle." The Shenandoah County Sheriff's theory is that the man merely wanted to prove that there is a lack of security in American schools. I hope that it was worth his trip to jail.

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