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In reply to the discussion: So it seems "mom" was a full out gun nut survivalist whack job. [View all]bluesbassman
(19,370 posts)I hope you're referring to "you" in the generic sense as I did not make the statements in the OP, and I don't necassarily subscribe to them.
My point is that while you specifically can disagree with what the OP said, putting it on the level of what this sick individual did is speech supression. It makes it seem as though your issue is not with the substance of what's being discussed, but rather the delivery. Is that more along the lines of where you're coming from?
You do realize that every aspect of this family will be examined and discussed. The mere fact that she had so many powerful weapons in her home will be a source of speculation and debate, and rightly so.
FWIW, I can see a single mother owning a handgun or even a shotgun for home defense, but a Bushmaster is a pretty poor choice for that purpose. It may just be that she was a shooting enthusiast (many women are), but given what happened it seems pretty reasonable to me that people would want to know more details about that issue in order to try to get some explanation and sense out of all of this.