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In reply to the discussion: Does the Newtown Massacre have to be anyone's "fault"? Maybe it's [View all]Warren DeMontague
(80,708 posts)one, the kid lived with the mom, and two, the guns belonged to the mom, and three, we know what kind of guns the mom had (at least some of them).
That, to me, is enough to imply that the mom may have some culpability. I fully admit I don't like guns, and I question what the fuck is wrong in the head with someone who thinks they "need" something like this:

If it's true, as some reports have stated (and now, yes, we're moving from objective known fact to speculation or hearsay) that she was a "survivalist"... Well, I know people like that. People- both men and women- they generally subscribe to a paranoid, vaguely right-wing viewpoint. They listen to Alex Jones, they think a Satanic Cabal does weird shit at the Bohemenian Grove and is coming with black helicopters and chemtrails to get them. They entertain the fantasy that their arsenals will protect them from the Illuminati New World Order. They think they're going to be the Wolverines, holding off Red Dawn. In short, they're fucking nuts, with a paranoid, crazy-ass worldview.
We don't KNOW that's who the mom was. But we do know she had a lot of very powerful guns, and her kid got a hold of them.
Edited to add: Also, seeing as the Dad and the Brother are the only family members left, I'm sure they'll come under more scrutiny as the days go on, especially since they're the only ones left who can answer any questions.