A 20-year-old's perplexing place in the catalogue of American gunmen
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In the months after an isolated, troubled 20-year-old shot up Sandy Hook Elementary with an AR-style rifle, gun sales surged in anticipation of an assault weapon ban. A decade later, the same rifle was used in an attempted assassination of former President Trump.
Thomas Matthew Crooks, who attempted to assassinate Trump, remains a puzzling figure with ambiguous political leanings. His lack of online presence and clear motives add to the mystery surrounding his actions.
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