Entry #2 - September 17th

Navy Yard: Aaron Alexis 'treated for mental health'

The 34 year old, Aaron Alexis, was working at a Navy Yard in Washington D.C.  On Monday he came to work and started open firing in a hallway and off of a balcony down at other co-workers in an atrium.  Alexis had a record that was heavy, he was also discharged from the navy.  Alexis was employee of an I.T. contractor which allowed him to have access to the building even after having several encounters with police.  He was reportedly armed with an AR-15 semi-automatic rifle, a shotgun and a handgun he took from an officer at the scene.  The police chief Cathy Lanier told reporters the gunman was "engaged in shooting with the police" when he died. "there is no question he would have kept shooting,"

I think that it is absurd that they would allow a man with this record to have clearance to the building.  I also think that it is awful that he could purchase the weapons from the weapons dealer even after having mental health issues.  I think that Aaron Alexis should not have had access to the federal building in the first place because it was a Navy Yard, and he was discharged "under a cloud".