Jared Loughner

Jared Loughner's mugshot, released January 10, 2011

Jared Lee Loughner is a 22-year-old "ardent atheist"[1] and a left-wing nihilist.[2] He was formally charged with a shooting spree on January 8, 2011 that left 6 dead and 14 injured, including congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords. He may have been on drugs,[3][4] and has been described by former public school classmates as a "pothead".[5]

Jared Loughner was also a "big video gamer" who "spent most of his time playing video games and listening to heavy metal music like 'Drowning Pool.'"[6]

Jared Loughner would reportedly say to friends:[7]

“  |  I'm pretty sure I've come to the conclusion that words mean nothing.  |  ”

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and that

“  |  Life 'means nothing.'  |  ”

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Jared Loughner "talked about reading Friedrich Nietzsche’s book The Will To Power and embraced ideas about the corrosive, destructive effects of nihilism — a belief in nothing. ... Neighbors ... would not chase after a ball that landed in the Loughners' backyard. 'They had to buy a new one.'"[8]

Jared Loughner mocked an Army policy of distributing mini-Bibles to new recruits.[9] He publicly listed The Communist Manifesto, Mein Kampf and We the Living by Ayn Rand as some of his favorite books.[10] Loughner had a occult shrine in his backyard and was obsessed with the occult and mind control.[11] Throughout Loughner's attendance at his public high school, it was part of a network called Small Schools Workshop, which was founded by communist and terrorist Bill Ayers and funded in the 1990s by Barack Obama.[12]

Loughner failed a urine drug test when he applied to join the U.S. Army, and was rejected for that reason.[13] But as of January 10, 2011, there has been no release of any drug tests performed on Loughner following the shooting. Arizona recently passed a law legalizing medical marijuana.[14] His close friend claimed that Loughner has been drug-free since 2008,[2] but his late-night postings on video game forums within the last year were suggestive of drug use.[15] Friends say he believed the United States was responsible for the 9/11 terrorist attacks.[16]

## See also[edit]

* Liberal vitriol
* List of atheist shooters
* Young mass murderers
* Devin Patrick Kelley

## References[edit]

1. ↑ AP story Also, in an application for the U.S. Army, Loughner said he had no religious beliefs.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://dailycaller.com/2011/01/10/bryce-tierney-a-friend-of-loughner-opens-up-about-the-alleged-shooter/
3. ↑ Reference to hallucinogens
4. ↑ An additional observation that he could be on drugs
5. ↑ http://blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com/valleyfever/2011/01/jared_loughner_alleged_shooter.php
6. ↑ http://gamepolitics.com/2011/01/11/report-jared-loughner-called-039big-video-gamer039-former-classmates
7. ↑ http://motherjones.com/politics/2011/01/jared-lee-loughner-friend-voicemail-phone-message?page=1
8. ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/12/us/12loughner.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all
9. ↑ http://azstarnet.com/news/local/crime/article_91db5db4-1b74-11e0-ba23-001cc4c002e0.html
10. ↑ http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40980334/ns/us_news-crime_and_courts/
11. ↑ http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/2011/01/10/2011-01-10_chilling_shrine_in_madmans_yard.html
12. ↑ https://www.wnd.com/?pageId=249429
13. ↑ http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/breaking-news/arizona-gunman-rejected-by-us-army-after-failing-drug-test/story-e6frf7jx-1225984952253
14. ↑ "Schools grapple with medical marijuana policies"
15. ↑ http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703791904576075851892478080.html?mod=WSJ_hp_LEFTTopStories
16. ↑ Shooting suspect's nihilism rose with isolation, Breitbart, January 11, 2011