Saturday, July 21, 2012

How did James Holmes, a formerly quiet academic, drop out of life and assemble an arsenal that included an assault rifle, 6000 rounds of ammunition and an array of other explosives, without his family and greater community taking notice? The conditions that enabled this tragedy are present throughout the U.S., and the weapons themselves are only one part of the equation. As a nation, we aren't capable of having a reasonable discussion about gun control, so perhaps we can also start examining other factors.