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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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[โ€“] wildbus8979@sh.itjust.works 62 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month 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.

[โ€“] otp@sh.itjust.works 21 points 1 month ago (1 children)

your ladder point

The point made by a ladder!

(It's "latter" point, haha)

[โ€“] philthi@lemmy.world 14 points 1 month ago

Aaah thank you, I reread the original post trying to find a point related to a ladder and eventually decided I just didn't understand what the "ladder point" was referring to, but now I understand them!

Languages are fun :)

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