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Without question, he was a ticking time bomb. I wouldn't fault Hallman too much, coming from someone that knew Mark from the past he was a very engaging person whose mental illness would not be apparent initially. What's truly unfortunate of Mark is that he took himself too seriously to ever recognize his own schizophrenia.

It could have turned out much worse, with Mark potentially turning the gun on suspected undercover NSA agents or Islamic terrorists that were out to get him or destroy the world. We should all be thankful that it was only himself that he took out in the end. And at least he's put an end to his own misery.