This is the kind of "mainstream" journalism we're up against.

 

http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/05/26/snap.moments/index.html

In fact, although a person's snap into violence may come as a total surprise, in most cases there is a psychological buildup to that point, said Dr. Peter Ash, director of the Psychiatry and Law Service at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia.

 

The psychological buildup to a violent outburst with the intent to kill usually takes a minimum of a few days, said Dr. Lyle Rossiter, a forensic psychiatrist in Saint Charles, Illinois.

 

A person who has already decided to kill someone else may develop an "eerie composure," firmly believing that the moment to turn back has passed, said Dr. Charles Raison, a psychiatrist and director of the Mind/Body Institute at Emory University.

 

Despite the planning during the buildup, experts have found

Holy cow the first few paragraphs are just quotes from doctors on their beliefs. I lost concentration after that point, maybe later tonight I can read the rest..

I'm more disturbed by the accompanying photo. The "obvious" connection between psychotic behavior and firearms. No knives, no bludgeons, no cars, just some harmless handguns.

 

Ken

That is all gun control is. A bunch of misguided opinions.

I just couldnt read the whole thing.... poorly written. =)

 

But basicly all it says is that people can snap, and it is a result of a buildup, as much or as little as 24 to 48 hours. In NJ, your buildup must be from 2 weeks to a year considering that is how long it takes to get a permit.

 

Here is other news, 400,000 people died last year as a result of smoking.