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submitted 1 month ago by turnerpike20@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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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[-] Gjolin@lemmy.ml 17 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

A classmate said that they collaborated on a project on JFK's assassination and he was obsessed with the topic. I think he just wanted the infamy. Also it is pretty clear to me at this point that there was no strong political motive. He left no manifesto and did not even have any extensive political history on his devices.

Forgive the FoxNews link but this video is the best I found: https://www.foxnews.com/video/6358301112112

[-] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

So you think he didn't just want to be famous, he wanted to be infamous?

[-] ChronosTriggerWarning@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

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[-] IMongoose@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

I also read he was researching Biden too, suggesting he didn't care which one he could target. My guess is that he figured trump would be easier.

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