DeWayne Craddock, the Virginia Beach mass shooter, enlisted in the Virginia National Guard in April 1996 and served for 17 years. Increasingly seems the most predictive trait for mass shooters is not race or religion, but a military/law enforcement background. (And gender: male)
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Don't believe me? Ian David Long (2018): Marine, Afghanistan war vet Nikolas Cruz (2018): High school Army ROTC Devin Patrick Kelley (2017): Air Force Stephen Paddock (2017): Worked for Defense Dept., Lockheed Martin Omar Mateen (2016): Private security guard, wanted to be a cop
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Working for a defense contractor is not the same as serving in the military.
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Gee, thanks. I had no idea. He worked for the Defense Department.
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Also not the same as serving in a branch of the military.
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Which department of the federal government do you think administrates the military?
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Administrating the military is not the same thing as serving in the military.
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"Military background" is what I said. Roughly speaking, I'm including Paddock in that category because he worked for the Defense Department, which administrates the military. I'm not claiming Paddock was ever in active service.
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As an active duty marine I can tell you that security guard and defense contractor is not the same as being in the military. The latter being likely an office job. Even some people in the military have jobs where they hardly do any "military " stuff.
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Never said they’re “the same”
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You are literally trying to conflate the two.
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