The latest mass shooting had to be near Waco and next to Killeen given both Texan locales' unfortunate recent history, though given the number of gun massacres it was surely only a matter of time before a large tragedy revisited this part of the USA, just as it will only be a matter of time before the NRA pitches up down there and blames society (that's you and me, people), not guns for this terrible incident. Interestingly, the shooter was taken alive, maybe because he is a Muslim and not a nihilist and that Islamic faith may have dictated why it took place on a Thursday, not a Monday, given that the holiest day of the week for Muslims is a Friday. Then again, after racial slurs he could have just snapped and there's no shortage of weapons on a military base, especially one of the largest in the world.