The apparent panic produced by the recent sniper shootings greatly disturbs me. Isn't it natural to feel fear at a time like this? If one examines the facts carefully, the answer seems to be "no." The odds that the sniper will target any particular person, among the more than four million in this region are so vanishingly small that we can each essentially afford to ignore him. You're more likely to be killed or seriously injured in an auto accident than to fall victim to the sniper. And if we cannot bring ourselves to ignore him completely, there are several … Continue reading Sniper Panic