if i look back on the news today ( march 2012 ) i can cite several school shootings : feb. 5 , 2010 madison , alabama , jan. 5 , 2011 omaha , nebraska , dec. 8 , 2011 blacksburg , virginia , feb. 10 , 2012 walpole , new hampshire , and feb. 27 , 2012 chardon , ohio .