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Originally Posted by zeek
The shooter's second amendment rights were protected; that's the important thing. A clear case of the second amendment trumping the first.
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Little cold hearted and cynical?
But you're the shrink in these parts, so I'll continue your point of view ...
Apparently the shooter felt that this local news paper destroyed his reputation when they published an article about him years ago. He tried to sue them for defamation, but lost. If this preliminary reporting is true, then I would say that the news paper abused their first amendment rights, and then suffered the consequences when this crazy guy abused his second amendment rights.
EDIT: Further News has reported that this guy was obsessed with a former classmate and stalked her. Guy with mental issues like him has no right to possess firearms. The newspaper rightfully warned the public of the dangers he presented to the community. The judge readily dismissed his claims of defamation.