Envious Rage, Assault Rifles, and Violence

Why Access to Weapons Remains a Crucial Problem (Vol. 3; Issue 4)

Psychoanalysis exposes unique, important insights into the recent mass shootings in California, and they both involve the idea of envious rage.

Both assailants displayed primitive mental functioning. These manifest as severe impairments in the sense of self, in the capacity for thinking and symbolization, and in empathy for others. Archaic psychological …