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Yes. Mental illness/health is not procured or verified like a blood test in the lab libdem4life Dec 2012 #1
'Genetics run amok' can explain the fetishism of gun culture. nt onehandle Dec 2012 #2
Actually, I don't think there is any explanation that will ever suffice, which is coalition_unwilling Dec 2012 #4
Why yes it does. aandegoons Dec 2012 #3
Well put. Reminds me of the Stones' "Sympathy for the Devil" where coalition_unwilling Dec 2012 #8
Nancy Lanza's guns were used to kill 20 little kids. She didn't have to buy guns, she chose to. Dems to Win Dec 2012 #5
Do, you have John2 Dec 2012 #6
I have no evidence. I'm just processing feelings, the same as anyone else on this coalition_unwilling Dec 2012 #9
Yes, it is the fault of a society that pushes a gun culture, a law that allows private citizens to Mass Dec 2012 #7
Please understand that I fully support efforts to regulate and coalition_unwilling Dec 2012 #17
I agree we need to talk about mental illness. Mass Dec 2012 #19
Good point and I definitely appreciate where you are coming from and coalition_unwilling Dec 2012 #23
You're right, she is not here to explain anything arthritisR_US Dec 2012 #10
Hmm, I didn't think I was screaming the misogyny foul, merely pointing out that coalition_unwilling Dec 2012 #13
No he could not have. Depending on where his arthritisR_US Dec 2012 #20
Oy vey. I think you're missing the point. He could just as easily have grabbed a coalition_unwilling Dec 2012 #22
I am not missing the point. The newest fact to come out arthritisR_US Dec 2012 #32
I think we look for ways to separate ourselvesfrom those involved. Saboburns Dec 2012 #11
Yep, it's a bandaid. Zoeisright Dec 2012 #36
coalition grammiepammie Dec 2012 #12
Yeah, I think we are all trying to process our feelings. I used to be a teacher, so coalition_unwilling Dec 2012 #14
1927 Most deadly school attack in US history. frank380 Dec 2012 #15
What was the frequency of this happening back in 1927 Baitball Blogger Dec 2012 #21
I can't blame the mother for the illnes of the son, or for his actions. rrneck Dec 2012 #16
She gets blamed because she tried to have her cake... TheMadMonk Dec 2012 #18
But the absentee father was also an avid gun collector. Should he not also coalition_unwilling Dec 2012 #24
Whose guns did the kid use? Warren DeMontague Dec 2012 #26
I wouldn't beat the deadbeat dad drum too loudly. TheMadMonk Dec 2012 #33
People are blaming her not because of her genitalia, but because of her arsenal. Warren DeMontague Dec 2012 #25
We haven't been reading the same collection of threads I think. Or maybe coalition_unwilling Dec 2012 #27
I'm trying to go on the objective pieces of known information, of which there are few Warren DeMontague Dec 2012 #28
I think you and I probably agree about 99.999% on this. I suppose I see coalition_unwilling Dec 2012 #29
I know. It's a massive, massive tragedy. "Blame" is sort of beside the point, now. Warren DeMontague Dec 2012 #30
Bravo! I like the cut of your jib, my friend. I think what President coalition_unwilling Dec 2012 #31
Well the deaths were homicides so yes, someone is at fault. It was not an accident. yellowcanine Dec 2012 #34
Genetics can't mow down 20 kids in a minute. Zoeisright Dec 2012 #35
Blaming is part of the American psyche. nt LWolf Dec 2012 #37
Yes. Adam Lanza. NT AlexSatan Dec 2012 #38
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