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HereSince1628

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23. Think about the range of human emotion and behavior
Tue Jun 14, 2016, 08:13 AM
Jun 2016

Anger is well within that range, it's a feature that's moved along with the human path through history. For many reasons anger, and episodic poor anger management, is probably not going to go away.

What hasn't been and, thankfully, isn't yet a feature of humanness is universal access to high capacity rapid loading semi-automatic weapons.

2nd Amendment assumes we are to have a well regulated militia. A well regulated militia has rules and leaders.

It's clear that our militia is causing problems because some of its members are disorderly and almost all of it's weapons are dangerous.

I think it's high the nation's leaders acknowledge that the current lack of regulation of the militia presents an unacceptable risk to civil safety. Which means it's also high time for the commander-in-chief to step up and impose some regulation on that militia.








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Of course but that does not suit the meme malaise Jun 2016 #1
Your list would also descibe (for example) the Boston Marathon attack. Nye Bevan Jun 2016 #2
The characteristics also fit racist, hate filled, white supremacist US terrorist Dylan Roof. appalachiablue Jun 2016 #8
Or the Ft Hood shooter. Or the Chattanooga shooter. Or John Muhammed 7962 Jun 2016 #12
You forgot LittleGirl Jun 2016 #3
... and hit on men uponit7771 Jun 2016 #15
Think about the range of human emotion and behavior HereSince1628 Jun 2016 #23
I agree LittleGirl Jun 2016 #25
Yeah, the generalized pattern is more consistent... jberryhill Jun 2016 #4
No d_r Jun 2016 #5
He had a wife and an ex-wife. Bluenorthwest Jun 2016 #14
He and his current wife were living apart Siwsan Jun 2016 #20
Reports also say he was bullied in school. spooky3 Jun 2016 #6
It's starting to look like this is someone who has been told he is evil for his whole life Fumesucker Jun 2016 #7
You were very lucky. Mine are Southern Baptist fundamentalists and it DOES leave a mark. stillwaiting Jun 2016 #19
There are people like that all over the world. Only #4 allows the awful carnage on innocents here... FailureToCommunicate Jun 2016 #9
+1, can't really control the other stuff but we can control their access to devices that uponit7771 Jun 2016 #17
A brain disorder is a commonality. I prefer that factor to disturbed. Sienna86 Jun 2016 #10
actually, she used the term LittleGirl Jun 2016 #18
His ex-wife didn't say he was diagnosed bipolar in the interview she gave. Since appalachiablue Jun 2016 #22
we'll probably never know...eom LittleGirl Jun 2016 #24
That's true, not now. Bispolar and even the term sociopath are used frequently appalachiablue Jun 2016 #29
It seems the majority of the shooters fit almost all of that description. Vinca Jun 2016 #11
Weren't the Columbine killers HockeyMom Jun 2016 #21
Why was he extremely disturbed? MellowDem Jun 2016 #13
I don't think most "identify with a hate group", it is usually more personal than that... pipoman Jun 2016 #16
I believe he hated himself Boldine Jun 2016 #26
He's a right wing terrorist. Bad Dog Jun 2016 #27
Palm Beach Post is reporting he was closeted gay, asked classmate out in hs. Shooting making more catbyte Jun 2016 #28
6. he beat his wife. mopinko Jun 2016 #30
Trump supporter? baldguy Jun 2016 #31
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