THE ATLANTA MASSACRE
"It's amazing to me that citizens of the so-called land of the free must live their lives in constant fear of gun violence." ADRIA WINFIELD Timisoara, Romania
We seem to have concluded that securities day trader Mark Barton's murderous rampage was due to his financial losses [THE ATLANTA MASSACRE, Aug. 9]. But that's probably as wrong as the assumption that the Internet or rock music compels kids to go gunning. America clearly accepts violence as normal behavior, both in entertainment and as a way to resolve conflict. Don't expect a decline in mass killings until there is lower...