They happened 33 years apart.
And they were under completely different circumstances.
One was a woman armed with a rifle intent on shooting people.
The other was a fistfight that spilled out in the parking lot and ended in an exchange of gunfire.
Both occurred at the Springfield Mall.
And both show how we continue to struggle with the notion of guns in the hands of people who clearly should not possess them.
Let's make one thing clear. This isn't about the Second Amendment. No one is looking to take away the guns of law-abiding citizens. Nor should they.
But something that happened in Harrisburg recently might show us that we're ready for common sense legislation when it comes to keeping guns out of the hands of those who are intent on using them with ill will.
We talk about it on today's editorial page.
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