It is a real shame that people think because a neighborhood is mostly (if not all) white and does not have a high crime rate, that certain things are not “supposed” to happen.

That statement “it was not supposed to happen here” puts emphasis on the underlying racism/stereotyping that exists. If this was a shooting in a urban area, there would be no mass-coverage. There would be no call for tougher gun laws. One can make such a statement because mass shootings happen all the time in urban areas across the united states. Where was the NRA after the Treyvon Martin shooting? Whether it is over drugs or due to the mental illness of the shooter is irrelevant.

The sad part, as many have said, is that it takes a tragedy like this to bring change about.