Yes it's a very scary and difficult issue. I remember being really upset with some FReepers wanting to ban Harry Potter because it was EVIL... Things COULD get out of control...
Heck, after all of this sniper stuff, we may actually start getting suicide bombers. Scary stuff people.
That's why I'm hoping it's not a new terrorism wave, even though, as I mentioned earlier, it was my first gut feeling. I know the media would be even more horrible, but just imagining the alternative and the chaos that would follow...