26 people were killed six years ago.
26 people were killed here six years ago. HANDOUT / GETTY IMAGES NEWS

It's the sixth anniversary of the Sandy Hook massacre. Many of the victims—26 total, most of them first graders—have now been dead as long as they were alive.

This morning, some scumbag called in a bomb threat to the school, the site of the massacre six years ago.

From ABC:

The Newtown Police Department said it received a call around 9 a.m. ET that a bomb was at the school. Officers were sent to the school and conducted a search as a precaution, but do not believe the threat was credible.

The school was evacuated and students were sent home for the day.


Sandy Hook is one of those national moments of tragedy that mark a turning point in our country. There's that popular tweet that seems to circulate every time there's a mass shooting. No, not the one from The Onion, this one:


It's one of those "I remember where I was when 'x' happened" tragedies. For me, I was 16 and at high school. I walked into my soccer coach's classroom that day to stow my soccer bag for a game we had that afternoon. She was sitting at her desk, crying. Projected on the board, was the breaking newscast of the Sandy Hook massacre. Other girls from my team trickled into the classroom. Everyone was quiet, stunned, as the tragedy unfolded.

I think about the kids in school today. Sandy Hook was the first school shooting that I followed moment by horrifying moment. It was tragic and heartbreaking, but it still felt far away. My little brother is 13. I think about the number of school shootings he's followed at this age. They probably don't feel that far away to him.

I'm sure my coach said something meaningful and heartbreaking back in that classroom in 2012, her voice catching and tears falling, but I don't remember it. I don't remember the killer's name, either. The parents of those 20 first graders and the family members of the six teachers who were killed don't have that luxury.