He invaded their home to shoot them...wasn't even in the parking lot. Premeditated murder.

He would have easily gotten away with it.

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Although Hicks clearly acted on his own I do not believe he can be considered as a "lone gunman".

With all the anger directed at Hicks I have seen no one here assign any resposibility to the gun industry who manipulate people like him into buying arsenals. If the arsenal wasn't there in his home it is far less likely he would have been in court today or that he would have murdered his neighbors. One of the outstanding conclusions of research into gun related deaths is that they present an irrevocable choice of action in a situation which would not neccesarily require one otherwise.

Had the weapons sellers not empasized and amplified the fears Hicks seems to have harbored he may not have needed to attack anyone about parking or their apparent difference to him.

One might say the same about FOX news and hate radio although we do not know if Hicks took information or attitude from either source. Both outlets have driven a calculated campaign of fear, hate and xenophobia through the heart of our society and our state.

Mainstream media have echoed this distortion and have done little to correct public mispercetion, sadly such is the nature of "selling" the news. Those of us old enough to recall Jesse Helms ranting on local TV know what I am talking about.

Although it is clear that Hicks is responsible for selecting the victims and pulling the trigger I believe there are numerous "accomplices" who should be standing in the dock next to him, and who should bear the same fate Justice will deliver on him.