A Web site created by the man charged with killing five minorities in last week’s shooting spree in Pittsburgh is back on the Internet with a statement denouncing hatred and intolerance and asking visitors to contribute to a fund for victims. Richard Scott Baumhammer’s site denounces immigration from the Third World and proposes that English be made the official language of the United States.
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