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In reply to the discussion: DO NOT REMAIN SILENT [View all]geckosfeet
(9,644 posts)the cup of firearms culture. He was well armed, had ballistic armor, gas canisters and had some sense of tactics. His apartment is booby trapped. For someone who started buying his weapons 6 months ago, he learned fairly quickly how to slaughter a lot of people very efficiently. He is a very smart but very troubled person. Perhaps he is insane. Perhaps despondent. Perhaps funded and motivated by a shadowy group. Perhaps he was motivated by Rush Limpballs. No one but the shooter knows - yet.
I would call it murder regardless of his mental status. His mental status really does not change the act for me.
Not all right wingers are gun nutz. Not all left wingers are anti-gun. I consider myself a fairly radical liberal and I own several. And I am certain that there is a way to stop these atrocities without banning all firearms.