It's interesting. I lived half my life in a country where it wasn't "threat of being bombed" it was "threat of nuclear annihilation." We had mass shootings backintheday, too (this one sticks out in my memory) but it was always framed in terms of "at least that 'evil empire' dig didn't set the bombers a'flyin', hee hee, ho ho, pass the lead codpieces." I think in lieu of the ever-present "you may die in a ball of fire before your Chinese takeout is ready" the media machine has traded up to "you may die in a terrorist act while shopping at the Gap." Neither were all that likely but certain vested interests depend on the income generated by fear. What blows my mind is the TSA actually tried to give us our nail clippers back and the fucking flight attendants' union throws a hissy-fit. In the end, it'll depend on how afraid Boston feels like being.Maybe its a sign of having spent over half my life living in a country that is telling me I'm constantly under threat of being bombed