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Will we ever know why the shooter shot Trump? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 4 months ago by turnerpike20@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I think bad decisions influence him cause he was younger than me. It makes me want to know what happened in his life he was able to buy an AR-15 at 22 I think. He had a good life going and it's like no he tried to shoot Trump and I wonder why? I don't see how you can just hate someone that much to also end your life over.

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[–] wildbus8979@sh.itjust.works 62 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (12 children)

The weapon he used was owned by his parents for many years prior. He grew up in a household full of guns. From everything we can tell right now, it seems like your typical school shooter. Depression and mental illness leads some to want to go with a bang, pun not intended. It doesn't seem like he hated Trump, so much as he wanted to target someone famous.

That said to your ladder point, literally millions of people gave their lives to kill Hitler.

[–] CrimeDad@lemmy.crimedad.work 7 points 4 months ago (6 children)

At least he didn't choose to attack a school instead.

[–] zbyte64@awful.systems -4 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Killed a fire fighter though 😡

[–] CrimeDad@lemmy.crimedad.work 9 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Fire fighters are generally good in my book, but I saw that guy's Twitter profile and he was a genuine asshole.

[–] zbyte64@awful.systems -3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

If my house is on fire I couldn't care less as long as they save my kids. Being a genuine asshole doesn't deserve that fate.

[–] CrimeDad@lemmy.crimedad.work 4 points 4 months ago

I'm not saying he deserved to get killed. I just don't feel too badly that it was him.

[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 months ago

Onstage at a fascist rally.

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