Mary Sanchez: Our fear of mass shootings impacts our minds in surprising ways
You’ve all heard this take: Each school shooting in America, no matter how horrendous the carnage, eventually fades into the last one.
The 1999 Columbine High School Massacre that left 13 dead seems to be where most people’s awareness begins.
And of course, Virginia Tech (2007) with its 32 victims, and then Sandy Hook Elementary School (2012) in Connecticut where 26 people died, which came before Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida (2018) with 17 deaths and Robb Elementary School (2022) in Texas where 21 died.
Add Covenant School in Nashville (March
