Our nation was rocked again this week by another senseless shooting , this time at the West Freeway Church of Christ in Texas. It seems that Churches, and other houses of worship, are a new favorite target for gunmen, who, one would imagine, identify them as vulnerable targets because churches, like schools, provide the opportunity for maximum damage with minimal resistance. This story, of course, ended a little differently. I genuinely tried not to write about this story, but doing is so is the only way I can stop fixating on it. Here are my thoughts on this event. 1) Obviously, it could've been much worse. It's not very often that a "mass shooting" ends within few seconds of beginning (we don't hear about them on the news anyway). As far from comforting as it may be, the people in that building, and across the U.S., should be thankful that the carnage was limited. 2) We need to stop twisting tragedies for political purposes. This is not a victory