These "mass shootings" only began when such drugs of the anti-anxiety, antidepressant, and/or anti-psychotic--all supposedly psychotropic--were distributed and violent adverse effects were seen in some people because of them.
This shooter, like many of the others that have blossomed since the introduction of a slew of mental-affecting drugs, had a troubled history of violent behavior requiring them to be formally addressed.
His Muslim-induced view of social interactions that created or exacerbated his personal outbursts cannot be ignored. Why is these facets not being investigated by the medical or law enforcement commentators?
Had he ever been on drugs?
How about some answers to this? And remember, this was not a regular long gun. It was of the short-barreled "pistol" form, one usually viewed more closely in the hands of a civilian than the typical AR-15 or even M4 (semiautomatic version) rifle.
This epoch of "mental magic bullet" chemical therapy and mnass shooting, starting with abusive Charles Whitman on the first of these drugs (repurposed thorazine) and his University of Texas tower shootings; jumping forward eight years to depressed, suicidal Anthony Barbaro's escapade in Olean, NY shooting down from the height of the high school upper story (same time as the advent of Prozac); then multiplying dramatically as chemists and big pharma scrambled to invent new ones and market them through rather ignorant medical practitioners, these drugs were almost inseparably associated with the now unanxious, undepressed, sane, logical, but amoral talented sharpshooters operating pn well-thought-out game plans.
What about this? Why is this factor being ignored, or at lest played down?
More laws and gun confiscations will not solve any part of these massive shooting arcade scenarios. will they?
“”What about this? Why is this factor being ignored, or at lest played down?””.................All you have to do is catch a thread over on DU when they talk about the meds their taking to answer that question. It seems one out of two are taking some kind of meds for depression, anxiety or some form of claimed PTSD. The last thing they want known is their mental health issues and treatment.
The truth is 90% or more of those involved in mass shootings have a history of known mental health issues and treatment. We don’t find out about it until after the carnage and then realize multiple people were already aware of it. The problem is it’s a double edged sword, our Veterans who suffer from combat related issues such as real PTSD get caught in the trap should some of these issues or meds get red flagged.