Adam Lanza (AP)
Before crazed gunman Adam Lanza slaughtered two dozen young kids and educators, he lived out bloodthirsty fantasies in his windowless basement dedicated violent video games and gun worship, according to published reports.
Lanza killed countless hours playing “Call Of Duty” in the basement of his slain mother’s home and decorated the underground hangout with posters of guns and military hardware, plumber Peter Wlasuk told The Sun.
Over the years, Wlasuk did several jobs at the Lanza home and noticed how much Adam and his brother Ryan both adored the military.
“It was a huge poster with every tank ever made,” he said. “The kids could tell you about guns they had never seen from the 40s, 50s and 60s “
The handyman stopped short of linking violent video games to Friday’s carnage — when Adam Lanza blew away his mom before going to Sandy Hook Elementary School and killing 20 little kids and six educators.
The bloodshed only ended after Adam Lanza blew his brains out before cops could stop him.
“I’m not blaming the games for what happened,” Wlasuk said. “But they see a picture of a historical gun and say ‘I’ve used that on Call Of Duty’.”
Aside from the basement’s gun-and-war theme, Wlasuk said he admired the setup.
“It was a beautiful house but he lived in the basement. I always thought that was strange,” he said.
“But he had a proper set up down there — computers, a bathroom, bed and desk and a TV. There were no windows.”
Most of the “Call of Duty” versions are rated “M’ for mature because of their over-the-top violence. “M” is recommended for players 17 and older.
Even more damaging than any blood and guts spilled in “Call of Duty” could have been all the hours Lanza spent playing — instead of talking to other people.
“All the time he spent locked away playing the game would have been isolating,” child psychologist Teresa Blitz told the paper.
.”When children are on their own they can’t develop social skills. Without alternative viewpoints, his perspective will have been skewed.”
Considering mom Nancy Lanza, a well-known gun enthusiastic in the neighborhood, probably didn’t do much to help socialize her painfully shy kid.
“Friends and family portrayed Adam Lanza’s mother Nancy as a paranoid person who stockpiled guns,” Bliss said. “It is unlikely that she would have been able to give him the influence he needed.”