Being a Born and Bred Texan who grew up 1 hour from Austin, the story of Charles Whitman is infamous.
Funny how over 52 years ago the Mass-Shooter Pathology was born right in front of us and nobody really paid attention? How did this happen?
How about instead of blaming the Gun, we look back and LEARN from incidents like this?
The era of mass public shootings began with Charles Whitman in 1966. He taught us all we need to know to prevent or minimize such events. We ignored his lessons.
On August first of that year,Whitman rode the elevator to the top of the Clock Tower at the University of Texas at Austin. He rolled a hand truck along with him that carried a footlocker full of guns and ammunition. Soon after ensued the first mass murder in a public place in America.
Texas Monthly Magazine published an in-depth story for the 40th anniversary of this episode in American history. It is entitled “96 Minutes” – you know why. It contains many quotes from individuals who were there or were immediately affected by those events. If, after you read that, Whitman’s Lessons are not then apparent, then come back and read on, because those lessons are here named and explained.
Read the Remainder at American Thinker
