What a horrible, horrible thing. Aside from the tragic nature of this whole mess, this stuck out as I read the article:
Deputies rushed to the scene, arriving only moments after they believe Smith shot 27-year-old Amanda Peake and her two young children before turning the gun on himself.
Read more: http://foxnews.com/us/2011/03/16/cops-man-kills-woman-2-children-self-sc-31352156/#ixzz1GrUgTXp0
I know that there aren't many, if any, here that don't think about this, but just in case, please, PLEASE make sure that you can defend your family, and that your family members who are able can defend themselves. Law enforcement is simply not able to protect everyone, so we need to protect ourselves and make sure that our family members can do the same if we aren't around.