The last two weeks have been filled with enough "shock and awe" to last me for a while: the bombing in Boston and the chase for its perpetrators, the explosion in West, Texas, and, finally, the Senate vote on gun background checks. Despite my horror, I haven't commented much on the first two. They've been covered in great detail by the media. In fact, the television "talking heads," having to fill hours with endless chit chat during lulls in the action, became a major distraction. However, I felt compelled to say something about the Senate vote. Most polls indicate at...