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Demsrule86

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11. The kid had a key to where his guns were...it was more than an error in judgement. If it were up to

Mon Feb 19, 2018, 07:38 AM

Feb 2018

me, the parents would be charged. If they gave a drunk kid the kids to the car and let him drive, they would be charged...it is worse than that. 16 kids are dead and one teacher. We need to get rid of guns ...ban assault weapons...lock up any who make the damn things. It won't end this but it will help and move towards a total ban with only licensed trained folks allowed to own a gun ...the guns need to be registered and insured.

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I can't speak for anyone else but no 19 year old young man was moving in to our home with an AR-15 [View all] malaise Feb 2018 OP

I wouldn't even let family or friends in with that JI7 Feb 2018 #1

Precisely malaise Feb 2018 #2

I think those who opt not to have weapons feel similar Hav Feb 2018 #3

They're lucky they weren't killed first malaise Feb 2018 #5

Exactly. Google "Ronnie DeFeo" if his name doesn't ring a bell. Nt raccoon Feb 2018 #38

The kid had a key to where his guns were...it was more than an error in judgement. If it were up to Demsrule86 Feb 2018 #11

They kept the key to the safe, but apparently he had a spare marylandblue Feb 2018 #16

Safe was located in his room and he purchased it to begin with. LisaL Feb 2018 #20

wow !!! uponit7771 Feb 2018 #30

Gun safes are EXPENSIVE! How can he afford a gun safe - but not a place to live? hexola Feb 2018 #53

The mother said he was "naive" and knew very little about normal household things. pnwmom Feb 2018 #65

They gave him the spare. They knew he had access to guns. Demsrule86 Feb 2018 #22

They claim they didn't know about the spare marylandblue Feb 2018 #28

He is 19, legally an adult. So hard to envision how they would be legally responsible for him. LisaL Feb 2018 #17

He lived with them. Demsrule86 Feb 2018 #21

Morally is one thing, legally is another. LisaL Feb 2018 #23

That is true. I woud like to see laws put in place where people like this and the stepfather of Demsrule86 Feb 2018 #46

The gun seller was charged with Danascot Feb 2018 #35

The government allowed him to possess the guns, and the kid was over 18. lostnfound Feb 2018 #31

I agree with you. Bluepinky Feb 2018 #40

Yes, I agree. mountain grammy Feb 2018 #41

They either didn't care he threatened other kids with a gun...and let him keep guns or they didn't Demsrule86 Feb 2018 #47

Yes, the reason he didnt want to remain with his mothers friend was she didnt want him to have bettyellen Feb 2018 #56

Well, presumably they themselves are not mentally disturbed. LisaL Feb 2018 #19

I think they are disturbed. It is not 'normal' to give a disturbed person access to a gun. Demsrule86 Feb 2018 #24

Strangely our country will train them, give them M16s Throck Feb 2018 #4

And then ignore them when they return with PTSD malaise Feb 2018 #6

I think we precondition them to violence. Throck Feb 2018 #7

This is a prime example.... FarPoint Feb 2018 #8

I took some heat about this, and the family sounds reasonable and intelligent...but only a gun nut Demsrule86 Feb 2018 #9

I wouldnt let my BIL/SIL camp with us again woodsprite Feb 2018 #10

Good for you! Nt raccoon Feb 2018 #39

Wtf??? lunasun Feb 2018 #54

That's the kind of gun that needs to be destroyed. hunter Feb 2018 #59

A kid in mourning for a parent in possession of a gun is a gigantic red flag no matter the enculturation. nocalflea Feb 2018 #12

"Ok, dear, here's where you can put your toothbrush, and here's where you put your AR-15." Demit Feb 2018 #13

They claim they knew almost nothing about his prior issues. LisaL Feb 2018 #18

I'd claim that if I were them, after the fact, if I were so stupid as to let a SammyWinstonJack Feb 2018 #33

Aren't they gun nuts? moondust Feb 2018 #14

I think they are exactly the same. Demsrule86 Feb 2018 #25

Naivete is a downright dangerous thing in these times. FM123 Feb 2018 #15

I read a report that they thought they had the only key to the gun locker. aikoaiko Feb 2018 #26

Well, that's just kind of...fucking irresponsible. Dave Starsky Feb 2018 #44

They let him have a key. Demsrule86 Feb 2018 #48

I thought that was fabricated "truth" The empressof all Feb 2018 #64

Typically they do come with two keys. I was just reporting what they said. aikoaiko Feb 2018 #66

I agree.. rainlillie Feb 2018 #27

Agreed, plus they are lucky to be alive. MoonRiver Feb 2018 #29

I once broke up with a guy in 1982, who was moving in with me. He had a sinkingfeeling Feb 2018 #32

When I was reading for my undergraduate degree I had a classmate who was malaise Feb 2018 #42

I am not going to blame the parents for this, they tried to help this kid. nt USALiberal Feb 2018 #34

I am not blaming the parents - just pointing out that they were not responsible adults malaise Feb 2018 #43

You really do not have enough info yet but judge all you want. DU seems to be experts on everything. USALiberal Feb 2018 #45

tell yourself what you need to. LanternWaste Feb 2018 #49

K&R stonecutter357 Feb 2018 #36

Just heard on CBS Morning News. Delmette2.0 Feb 2018 #37

No, that was to his adoptive home, and his 68 year old adoptive mother died at thanksgiving. lostnfound Feb 2018 #50

You're right. Delmette2.0 Feb 2018 #60

True, and by the time he moved in with this family he was an adult csziggy Feb 2018 #61

But................freedom. guillaumeb Feb 2018 #51

NYT says he bought a gun safe and rented a truck when he moved in with them... hexola Feb 2018 #52

He probably had money from his mother csziggy Feb 2018 #62

It's the Southern gun culture Mountain Mule Feb 2018 #55

Before they moved him in... SummerSnow Feb 2018 #57

That's all I'm saying sis malaise Feb 2018 #58

I understand they felt bad for him and wanted to help. He lived SummerSnow Feb 2018 #63