I feel sick and dismayed at today's news in Binghamton, NY where thirteen people were killed by a gunmen, himself included.

A string of attacks in the U.S. in the last month left 44 people dead in all.

A gunman killed 10 people and himself in Samson, Ala.; a traffic stop shootout in Oakland, Calif., left four police officers and the gunman dead; an apparent murder-suicide in Santa Clara, Calif., left six dead; and a gunman went on a rampage at a nursing home Sunday, killing seven elderly residents and a nurse who cared for them.

When is it going to stop? Why isn't there more outrage? I hope this will not turn into a gun discussion as much as a discussion about society and what we, as individuals, can do...it just feels so random, overwhelming, sickening...there have to be some positive things which can be done to thwart the message that violence solves problems, doesn't there?