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In reply to the discussion: Father of CA Shooting Victim Points Directly at NRA [View all]bossy22
(3,547 posts)42. not "blending in" is still not a crime
or worthy of instituionalization. If that was the case I'd have been locked away.
IIRC the videos and his rants were only noticed by his parents 2 months ago.
Could the parents have gone to court- maybe. I don't know if there would have been enough evidence for the court to really do anything more than order a psych evaluation (which people have been known to fake their way through). Also, i don't know of many families that are quick to run to the court system for these types of problems- especially wealthy families. To many people, this would seem like a "personal/family matter" that would be handled behind closed doors. Again, I'm not saying this is correct, I'm just saying that's what i believe many people would think
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As a Californian, I would appreciate links to "AG Harris...confiscating guns from residences"
Hekate
May 2014
#104
agreed, right now it's not working very well, but that doesn't mean it can't
passiveporcupine
May 2014
#130
Actually, he IS. We ALL are - if we agree about this UBER-excessive gun violence problem.
calimary
May 2014
#59
In my opinion, stabbing is face to face, personal confrontation and punishment. This is a type of
DhhD
May 2014
#47
Yes, it is unless you attack the people you want to kill while they are sleeping
passiveporcupine
May 2014
#131
I would like to know which videos the family and police where aware of prior to the shooting spree.
dixiegrrrrl
May 2014
#48
On top of the parents' and therapist's concern, plus the disturbing youtube videos, the
MoonRiver
May 2014
#21
"The parents could have..."Once a child is 18, parental rights are pretty much terminated regardless
Hekate
May 2014
#108
Canada does not have more guns per resident than the US. Michael Moore is wrong about that.
DanTex
May 2014
#115
How about we also blame the people who made it possible for him to do so? N.T.
Donald Ian Rankin
May 2014
#127
A weapon is an extension of self. Any machine is an extension that does the work of what is in the
DhhD
May 2014
#51
Let's see if noted politicians will propose measures to thwart the "industry"...
Eleanors38
May 2014
#57
When is the right to live going to be more important than the right to take one?
liberal N proud
May 2014
#55
very patiently and over many years same way you create jobs with protectionism
randys1
May 2014
#112
You do realize there are about 50 gun murders in UK, 8500+ in US every year.
Dems to Win
May 2014
#99