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Will we ever know why the shooter shot Trump? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 4 months ago by turnerpike20@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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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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[–] communism@lemmy.ml 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

The shooter was a registered Republican and probably did not attempt to shoot Trump out of a concern for the people endangered by Trump (or by Biden for that matter). Also the youtuber whose merch he was wearing at the time larps as a ww2 nazi. So I don't think he was a lefty of any kind.

[–] Flyberius@hexbear.net 1 points 4 months ago

I didn't say he was. I said I had no idea what his motivations were.

I was explaining to OP why some people get themselves killed in the pursuit of their goals.