http://www.ajc.com/news/news/crime-law/army-recruiter-brings-gun-into-center-accidentally/nm2ff/
Well this certainly didn’t help the decision that is for sure.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2407765/posts
http://www.gainesvilletimes.com/archives/25088/
from the second article:
“... Ahmed and Sadequee trained in the woods of Dawson County with paintball guns and later traveled to Pakistan, where they discussed joining terrorist training camps...”
The Gainesville Recruiting Center is not very far from Dawsonville. It is open, close to the road with parking spaces right in front. If there are more jihadi wannabes in the area (I have heard there were. Nothing specific. Maybe just local speculation) the Recruiting Center in Gainesville would be ripe for the picking.
I don't blame him for taking a firearm, especially after all of the warnings we have heard about lone wolf attacks. But I am a civilian and my opinion means squat to the military.
Unfortunately, he had to shoot himself in the leg. I would be willing to bet he was but 1 of a large, large number of recruiters showing up to work armed today.