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LZ Granderson: The Republican response to shootings is the very definition of insanity

James Holmes bought his last gun — an AR-15 assault rifle — on June 7, 2012. In the two months prior, the then 24-year-old also legally purchased a Remington 12-gauge shotgun, two .40-caliber Glock handguns, tear gas grenades, bomb-making material, handcuffs and more than 6,300 rounds of ammunition. The night Holmes attacked the Century 16 movie theater in Aurora, Colo., he was wearing a ...
A woman looks down at a memorial for the 19 children and two adults killed on May 24th during a mass shooting at Robb Elementary School on May 30, 2022, in Uvalde, Texas.

James Holmes bought his last gun — an AR-15 assault rifle — on June 7, 2012.

In the two months prior, the then 24-year-old also legally purchased a Remington 12-gauge shotgun, two .40-caliber Glock handguns, tear gas grenades, bomb-making material, handcuffs and more than 6,300 rounds of ammunition.

The night Holmes attacked the Century 16 movie theater in Aurora, Colo., he was wearing a bulletproof vest and leggings, a gas mask, a ballistics helmet and gloves. Roughly 30 minutes into the movie, Holmes released the tear gas he had bought online,

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