The Most Frightening Shooters Are the Smart Ones
The Atlantic Ideas • 4/26/2026 – 4/27/2026
Summary
A manifesto-like email allegedly sent by the dinner shooter indicates a murderous obsession with Trump’s politics. The title suggests that the most frightening shooters are the smart ones.
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