Letter: What is the Magic Number? How many have to be killed?

It’s Feb. 14, and yet another mass shooting. Doesn’t matter when, the only variations are where, and how many, this time. Another opportunity for elected officials, religious leaders, etc., to offer their “thoughts and prayers” and proclaim that the flag will fly at half-staff. It seems that the flag flies at half-staff far too frequently.But to the devastated family members, this official grandstanding is nothing more than useless, meaningless palaver. “We’re