Thanks, everyone. I know none of us have answers. I don't know if the gunman had a mental illness. I do know that he had a mental problem at the time. Can signs be identified beforehand?
Yes, Blue, I do pray. Where is goes, or how it is answered, I am not sure. I pray for those mothers who woke up to a normal day, sent their babies off, and now suffer so much from this tragedy.
Like you, Roadie, I am bipolar with addiction genes. I know that I have to stay away from drinking, especially during times of tragedy because my depression kicks in and goes sky high. This is what happened with the Virginia Tech shootings, and it took me only a few days to give up the drinking, but several months to get my stability back.

These types of tragedies are part of the reason why I won't "come out of the closet" with my mental illness.

Bluemountains