I am a bit baffled by the terror-stricken tone of the article, summed up in this sentence. I live in Appalachia. I hear shooting on almost every nice day. I am

I am a bit baffled by the terror-stricken tone of the article, summed up in this sentence. I live in Appalachia. I hear shooting on almost every nice day. I am playing outside in the yard with my toddlers and the neighbors are shooting things. I don't even think about it.