That's what the charges filed today against Jared Lee Loughner suggest. Click to enlarge:
As for the weapon, it was allegedly a Glock pistol purchased at a place called Sportsman's Warehouse:
And: Politico tracks down a man whose teachings about grammar and mind control sound a lot like Loughner's videos.
Eli Sanders is The Stranger's associate editor. His book, "While the City Slept," was a finalist for the Washington State Book Award and the Dayton Literary Peace Prize. He once did this and once won this, but he also once crashed his bike into a parked car while on his way to a staff meeting, never mind this, so… His website, which probably hasn't been updated in a while, is www.elisanders.net.
