[quote=flu]I think folks, you’re missing the point. Doesn’t matter what type of gun was used. The point is, the wrong person had access to it….And there’s no amount of legislation that’s going to prevent that from happening.
Warning signs that the kid was in the process of being a social misfit already shown. I don’t know, but seems like the mother was either in denial that her son had a problem or that she so out of touch with keeping a bunch of guns in the house with a home-schooled pseudo-sociopath would pose a danger to society….On top of that, she ok’ed her son’s gun hobby????
Um, sorry I hate people who say “society failed this person” or some crap like that. Society didn’t fail… That mother failed…first as a responsible parent and second as a responsible citizen and third as general common-sense human being. And now 26 people are dead because of her.She might as well pulled the trigger herself, because she sure as hell enabled her psuedo-psycho son to do it. And surprising, some people will probably try to argue that it’s not her mother’s fault at all….She fvcked up..Bigtime.
I guess we’ll just have to put up with it…Because no amount of legislation/laws/rules will regulate stupidity, unless we’re talking about a full complete ban (which I’m not particular fond of myself)….[/quote]
We ultimately have the perfect storm in play:
–limited mental health access and continued social stigma
–distrust of doctors and medications
–proliferation of violent and graphic and increasingly realistic video games and movies
–increased firepower at reduced cost and increased firearm availability
Essentially, a mentally disturbed individual has easier access to guns and ammo than psychotherapy and meds.
