On Tue, 18 Dec 2012 08:42:00 -0500, iBoaterer wrote:

In article ,
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On Mon, 17 Dec 2012 15:38:02 -0800, jps wrote:

I wonder what the psychological implications of having an "assault"
style weapon in your hands. Does it's style support these lunatic's
assumption that they're at war with the world?

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I seriously doubt that the appearance of the weapon provides any
inspiration or motivation. I think the primary motivation for most
of these senseless killings is a suicidal death wish coupled with a
desire for 15 minutes of media fame/noteriety. That desire for
notoriety may also be coupled with a revenge motive for real or
imagined misdeeds against them, an alienation from society in general.

The fame thing does make you wonder. But, what is "fame" if you are
already dead by your own hand?

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Some sort of perverse "legacy" fame is what I would conjecture.