Gordon Forgey

The country has been thrust into sorrow and grief over the mass killing at an Aurora, Colo., movie theater.

The death toll is 12. Another 59 were wounded, some critically. The ages of those killed run from six to 52.

It all happened at a midnight showing of the new Batman movie last week when a lone gunman entered the theater and started shooting.

Apparently, the shooter had planned his massacre for months, assembling an arsenal of weapons and ammunition and constructing explosive devices. He also had hoped to lure police into another killing zone at his apartment.

Once the incident was report...