Jeezus--the Kindergarten Teacher owned the guns that killed her students!

[JimDandy]

CBS is now reporting that the assault weapons used by the shooter, were owned by his mother, the teacher of the kindergarten students he gunned down.

[Smarmie Doofus]

1. What's the thrust here? The dead teacher is responsible for the mass murder? n/t

[GreenPartyVoter]

2. Responsible may be stretching it, but it put those guns where her

violent son could get hold of them. I guess the question is, had the guns not been available to him at home, would he have gone out in search for them?

[JimDandy]

6. Just pure astonishment.

It's a horrible twist to a wrenching tragedy.

I don't know if she was responsible. What was she doing with ASSAULT WEAPONS, whose only purpose are to kill lots of people (kids in this instance) at a time? What kind of measures/locks/gun safes (or lack there of) did she have to keep such dangerous killing machines secure? Aren't some jurisdictions holding people responsible for crimes committed with their weapons, if they weren't properly secured?

I'm upset and joining the gun conversation for the first time. I imagine I'm not alone and that there will be many more new "gun control" advocates like me after today.

[marlakay]

12. I think there should be a law to lock up all guns

and if a crime is committed by your gun that wasn't locked up you get in trouble also.

[JimDandy]

15. If they are not on your person, then yes, locked up makes sense to me.

It sounds logical to me, that a gun owner who fails to keep their gun adequately secured, should be held accountable in some manner, if their weapon is then used to commit a crime.

[randome]

3. Should restrictions be placed on anyone with mental illness in the family?

I'd have no problem with that.

[JimDandy]

10. No.

Just on those who actually have been diagnosed with a mental illness. Having the genes in ones family shouldn't make everyone in the family ineligible for a gun license. That's going down the "guilty 'til proven innocent" road.

[HappyMe]

4. I haven't heard anything of the sort.

The state cop in charge is having a presser now. He didn't say that. Basically not much more info about the investigation until tomorrow at 8am.

[JimDandy]

8. CBS said that

"their investigation" had revealed this info. Are gun license records public records? Am new to this whole gun discussion.

[HappyMe]

13. I have no idea about

the licenses being public record.

[jorno67]

5. most fucked up thing EVER!!!!!

[JimDandy]

14. My family is full of teachers-past and present.

Not a single one of them owned a gun, let alone an assault weapon. What would cause a teacher, whose job it is to pass on knowledge to help raise a thoughtful, intelligent, and joyful generation of humans, to buy an assault weapon, let alone 3!!! of them?

[adigal]

17. Maybe she was a freeper type? No liberal has those types of guns

Lying around.

[JimDandy]

19. Teachers in my family came from both parties-

Dems and Repubs-none had those types of guns.

[FarCenter]

22. According to voter data, Newtown,CT votes 57.55% Democrat.

http://www.homefacts.com/politics/Connecticut/Fairfield-County/Newtown.html

Of course, this was a more upscale neighborhood.

[Jennicut]

24. Connecticut has many wealthy areas that do vote Democratic.

CT is different from many states in that the wealthy towns here are not really all that conservative. There are only a few cities here in CT, it is a small state. We have tons of suburban towns like Newtown though. A little over 20,000 people live in Newtown. The more conservative area is the Northwestern rural parts of the state, in the 5th district.

[liberalmuse]

7. There's a point here.

Guns were created for the sole purpose of killing or maiming another sentient being. That's some powerful energy there, locked up and waiting to be released, and those who desire to release it know where to find them. Why would any peaceful being own so many guns? What is the fascination? Strength? Power? A subconscious desire to kill someone or something? I'm curious.

[JimDandy]

16. Something was seriously wrong in this family's dynamics.

Why didn't she just have a regular hand gun for personal protection?

[Ruby the Liberal]

9. What a tragic, ironic twist to this horrifying tragedy.

How much you wanna bet there will be a run on guns over the holidays while all of the NRA-talking-point people panic about the (hopefully) upcoming assault weapon legislation.

Well. Regulated. Militia.

Written back when all they had were single load muskets...

[JimDandy]

11. Wow interesting focus...

Regulated.

Indeed.

[Ruby the Liberal]

20. Don't bother with that here

All of the RW trolls who inhabit the gungeon don't even want to hear about what their beloved 2nd amendment actually says.

Because freedom. Or something.

[WilliamPitt]

21. Yup

http://truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/item/17696-an-armed-society-is-a-polite-society

[Jennicut]

23. She was not a teacher. She was a part time substitute, which is what I do in Connecticut as well.

It is through Kelly Services in Plymouth and Torrington school districts where I work. Not sure what staffing agency Newtown uses. Just wanted to make that correction.

[Coyotl]

25. The gun that killed her too, not?

Wasn't she killed with her own guns by her own son?