[[File:Loughner173005--300x300.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Jared Loughner's mugshot, released January 10, 2011]]
'''Jared Lee Loughner''' is a 22-year-old "ardent [[atheist]]"<ref>[http://www.valleynewslive.com/Global/story.asp?S=13811693&clienttype=printable AP story] Also, in an application for the [[U.S. Army]], Loughner said he had no religious beliefs.</ref> and a [[left-wing]] [[nihilist]].<ref name="Best%2520Friend252520Friend">http://dailycaller.com/2011/01/10/bryce-tierney-a-friend-of-loughner-opens-up-about-the-alleged-shooter/</ref> He was formally charged with a shooting spree on January 8, 2011 that left 6 dead and 14injured, including congresswoman [[Gabrielle Giffords]]. He was likely on hallucinogenic drugs at the time,<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/09/us/politics/09shooter.html Reference to hallucinogens]</ref><ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/10/us/10shooter.html?partner=rss&emc=rss An additional observation that he could be on drugs]</ref> and has been described by former [[public school]] classmates as a "pothead".<ref>http://blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com/valleyfever/2011/01/jared_loughner_alleged_shooter.php</ref>
Jared Loughner would reportedly say to friends:<ref>http://motherjones.com/politics/2011/01/jared-lee-loughner-friend-voicemail-phone-message?page=1</ref>
Jared Loughner mocked an Army policy of distributing mini-[[Bible]]s to new recruits.<ref>http://azstarnet.com/news/local/crime/article_91db5db4-1b74-11e0-ba23-001cc4c002e0.html</ref> He publicly listed ''[[The Communist Manifesto]]'', Mein Kampf and ''We the Living'' by [[Ayn Rand]] as some of his favorite books.<ref>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40980334/ns/us_news-crime_and_courts/</ref> Loughner had a [[occult]] shrine in his backyard and was obsessed with the occult and mind control. <ref>http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/2011/01/10/2011-01-10_chilling_shrine_in_madmans_yard.html</ref> Throughout Loughner's attendence at his [[public school|public high school]], it was part of a network called Small Schools Workshop, which was founded by communist and terrorist [[Bill Ayers]] and funded in the 1990s by [[Barack Obama]].<ref>http://www.wnd.com/?pageId=249429</ref>
Loughner failed a urine drug test when he applied to join the [[U.S. Army]], and was rejected for that reason.<ref>http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/breaking-news/arizona-gunman-rejected-by-us-army-after-failing-drug-test/story-e6frf7jx-1225984952253</ref> But as of January 10, 2011, there has been no release of any drug tests performed on Loughner following the shooting. [[Arizona]] recently passed a law legalizing medical [[marijuana]].<ref>[http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/arizona/article_a7374e8c-07b2-11e0-9b56-001cc4c002e0.html "Schools grapple with medical marijuana policies"]</ref> His close friend claimed that Loughner has been drug-free since 2008,<ref name="Best%2520Friend252520Friend"/> but his late-night postings on [[video game]] forums within the last year were suggestive of drug use.<ref>http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703791904576075851892478080.html?mod=WSJ_hp_LEFTTopStories</ref> Friends say he believed the [[United States]] was responsible for the [[9/11]] terrorist attacks. <ref>[http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D9KLAE9O0&show_article=1 Shooting suspect's nihilism rose with isolation, Breitbart, January 11, 2011]</ref>
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