We know that far from snapping, Paddock planned his rampage with premeditated precision, at least days if not longer in advance. Far beyond premeditated, Paddock’s plan for avoiding detection seems as deliberate as the carnage he left was indiscriminate. He was a gun enthusiast who mowed down people most of whom probably agree with his views on the Second Amendment. If this at all explains Paddock’s brutality, our attempt to make sense of it will leave us frustrated. But Paddock could not have undermined such NRA rhetoric better if he tried to, and he may have tried to.

Source: Huffington Post October 03, 2017 11:31 UTC