Commentary: The next slaughter is only a day away

I have worked in the field of hospice for many years and I see how fiercely people try to hold on to life and how much they value living another day.These unfortunate ones drew the terminal illness card and were just unlucky. Some are fortunate to have a disease that can be treated and sometimes cured. I think one could say that our society has an illness of epidemic proportions that is causing us to allow anyone to own the weaponry that is used so routinely.Semi-automatic weapons were designed