Mass killer safer in Iraq than at home.

[lakeland27]

A former US Navy SEAL sniper who was responsible for 160 kills during his career has been shot and killed at a Texas gun range.

Chris Kyle, who wrote a book called American Sniper about his military service from 1999 to 2009, was found dead at the Rough Creek Lodge shooting range on Saturday, according to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, quoting Erath County sheriff Tommy Bryant.

A second man, named as Chad Littlefield, was also killed.

A third man, identified as 25-year-old Eddie Ray Routh, has been charged with two counts of murder.

Local police said both victims had been shot at close range.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-02-04/star-navy-seal-sniper-shot-dead-at-rifle-range/4498722

live by the sword, die by the sword or just bad luck ? i can't honestly say i feel sorry for him.

[the_hawk*]

I think you will find its not a lot better here.

They get more support from their own than from the system

[lakeland27]

I think you will find its not a lot better here.

They get more support from their own than from the system

well thats what the veterans i know say, but those guys are from the vietnam era  , i dont know a lot about iraq and afgan veterans and what's available to them.

[polksaladallie]

yes hawk. then they go back into civilian life and so many cant function properly, the rate of homelessness among vets there is very high. the US military seem to neglect veterans in a big way.

22 suicides per day in the US

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/02/02/us-usa-veterans-suicide-idUSBRE9101E320130202

[izabsmiling]

I think that it's wrong to refer to him as a 'mass killer'

...even more so when it's used in the Headline of an article which announces his death

[izabsmiling]

i regret starting this now as i have friends and relatives whp's kids are soldiers

I can understand how you feel 

[icyfroth]

What I wanna know is:

Where's Jack Reacher?

[izabsmiling]

Jack Reacher ? He is a fictional character in a book/movie isn't he Icy ?

[lakeland27]

legitimate or not.. soldier or civilian,  killing is killing. its just legal under some curcumstances..  i dont apologise for that as its correct . a little harsh in some people's view i know, thats why i shouldn't have posted it.

[izabsmiling]

I was thinking that it was the actual headline of the article which would be a very unusual 

[lakeland27]

no , its not the actual headline iza.