AURORA

Sunday i was the first anniversary of the  Norwegian massacres in which 77 were killed. The lone perpetrator was protesting the heavy influx of Muslims into Norway. He had planned well and included a diversion killing in Oslo before taking a boat to the island.

That killer had a “cause” and a plan which he had developed over a period of time. 

Friday night’s Aurora movie horror was also well planned and carried out meticulously. Fortunately his planned diversion never took place and his apartment did not explode.

We do not know what was his “cause”; but he too was protesting against society.

Certainly  neither  incidents were acts  of sanity, but were they actions of insanity as defined as a psychosis or just extreme  examples of pathological anti-social behavior?  In any case there is insanity manifested by these individuals removing themselves from an sense  of criminal or civic responsibility.

These actions occur frequently in various parts of the world. Few are on such a massive state but with the availability of mass communications of news I would surmise that there is at least one a year that is not terrorist inspire.

It is impossible to prevent every one. If someone notices signs suggesting the planning of such a act the authorities should be warned.

Should we ban the sale of “guns”? I do not believe so; but we  must make the sale of all automatic and assault weapons  illegal

A licensed hand gun for self protection and limited shot hunting weapons should be permitted. The laws should be Federal if they do not conflict with the Constitution.

We can not prevent these mass killings but we can make it more difficult to happen. 

With the NCAA sanctions on Penn State to be announced about 9AM I may post again early afternoon.