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Sounds like this guy had been looking for an excuse to use his toys. Typical Republican: either scared of their own shadow or indifferent to the grievous damage they inflict on others.
Found his party affiliation in another article, not that it's any surprise.
I think scared and indifferent to the damage they do is more accurate. Though I'm not even sure it's indifference. I think they actually delight in causing harm to people they believe deserve that harm.
And he clearly thought he could get away with it despite the driver not being a threat in any way.
Yes, if he would be only indifferent then he would have shot the driver when talking to him, not when the driver was already back in their car & on the way away.
Can't help but to think that the driver being "only a food delivery person" (ie poor/of lower caste) had a lot to do with the decision to basically randomly open fire for shit & giggles.
I also know a super-conservative who has a gun dealer’s license. And the amount of times he talks about shooting up dem politicians and drag queens or anyone that steps foot on his property is genuinely alarming. He gets nods of agreement from my coworkers as well… these people are also chomping at the bit for a “civil war” so they have an excuse to play army and kill the people they don’t like
A friend of mine moved to Oregon boonies and became one of these people. He told me he almost shot a US Census worker that knocked on his door.
Finding an excuse to use their toys is literally America's ethos a nutshell. This guy is just a microcosm of that.