After his death, this man was found to have a brain tumor pressing on his amygdala. He had complained of headaches and periods of emotional rage he didn’t understand.
The problem with the “emotional rage” theory—well discussed in the article—is the amount of premeditation and detailed planning that went into the event.
Anyone who has felt full rage knows that they are incapable of meticulous planning at such times.
Correct. The brain tumor made sense. There wasn’t any clamor for outlawing guns after the mass murder.
Civilians with guns were instrumental in limiting the killing.
After the first few minutes, Whitman had to keep his head down because of the fire being directed at the top of the tower. This also contributed to the on-duty police officer, the off-duty police officer and the civilian’s ability to take him out.
There was in the early 1970s, a Made-for-TV movie (THE DEADLY TOWER) about this mass murder. When the show finished and the end titles were run a voice over came on telling about his brain tumor. That voice over was DROWNED OUT by a bigger louder voice over telling us to watch some show coming on in a few days.
It is as if the network broadcasters did not want the public to know about his tumor. This movie had it’s usual anti-gun spew at that time.
THE DEADLY TOWER
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072852/?ref_=ls_t_15