I live here, by the way. Thank you for the reminder that we are a bit ahead of the rest of the nation on that matter.
Perhaps the problem was in the background check? Was the problem of his mental illness examined?
I am mentally ill. I have major depression. A few years ago, I was thinking very, very seriously about suicide. I am more of a risk for suicide than homicide. Apparently, that has something to do with my being an introvert. I'm a short man and I know what it's like to be bullied. I also know what it's like to go through high school unable to buy a date. It hurts a lot and I feel for the killer and I understand the anger and frustration and pain that he went through. It doesn't excuse what he did and I don't certainly approve of it, but I understand it better than most people. Unfortunately, Elliot Rodger's way of dealing with his problems was to lash out and kill six people he didn't know. My way of dealing with it is to stay in the house and not talk to anybody. I can't say for certain, because I am not a psychologist and I didn't know him, but my gut tells me that the biggest difference between me and Elliott Rodger is that I am an introvert and he was extrovert. That is what makes me suicidal and what made him homicidal.
Now, I told you all that just so I can say this.
Perhaps I shouldn't be allowed to buy a gun. I've never thought about it that way, because I have never had any desire to own one. Perhaps I shouldn't be allowed to own one. I would probably just kill myself next time life deals me one blow after another that gives me a very strong feeling that the world isn't fair and can be quite malicious. Elliott Rodger also thought the world was unfair and malicious. He was just a little be different from I, and that made all the difference. Perhaps his mental state should have been looked into before he was allowed to buy that gun.
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