Gunman Attacks Conservative Christian Group

[A Theist]

I agree that this guy was sane and that he knew what he was doing. But he intended to kill people had the security guard not wrestled him and disarmed him. It was only after the guard took the guy's gun that the shooter said, "Don't shoot me. It's not about you. It's about what this place stands for." He intended to kill people.

Exactly what part of "some small part of him" did you not understand?

A crazy person wouldn't have stopped to tell a security guard "I don't like your politics" before pulling a gun (all the way in a freaking backpack, instead of a concealed holster or waistband) on them. They would have shot them (in the head) & then went inside.

I never said that the guy was crazy. I agreed with you that he was sane and that he knew what he was doing. The news report said that there was some kind of interaction between the shooter and the guard per surveillance video. It wasn't clear what that interaction was. My guess is that the shooter was trying to gain access past the guard without incident so he could more easily get to the offices within that building to kill people. It was only after the guard wrestled the guy to the ground and took his gun that the shooter said, ...'it's not about you. it's about what this place stands for'.

Edit Correction: Damn you Jaysyn. Okay so you were right and I was wrong on one point. Apparently you were correct when the guy walked up to the guard and said, "I don't like your politics". But, in no way does that imply that some small part of the shooter didn't want to kill anyone. The shooter walked in with a 9mm pistol with two extra clips of ammo. He was there to do damage. He was sane and he knew what he was doing.