Red Flags

Per the Houston Chronicle, the Uvalde shooter bought an AR-15 rifle the day after his eighteenth birthday. The next day, he bought 350 rounds of ammunition. He then bought a second AR-15. Four days later, he went on a shooting rampage.

Here’s a thought: Why didn’t these purchases set off some red flags? Maybe if someone had sat down and listened to him, asked what was troubling him, asked why he was so fascinated with powerful weaponry, there’s a chance that he could have been talked down before lashing out. Maybe the gun store could have given him a refund. Maybe he could have bought lunch for the students and teachers instead of slaughtering them.