Reply #14: Thanks for the mature response.

[Fire_Medic_Dave]

Did I lay the sarcasm on thick enough?

You wrote, "And then go back and ask him how come the firearms that he and his mother obviously had access to when the abuse was occurring didn't solve the problem then." Maybe at that age he was mature enough to know that shooting his step father wasn't necessary. They kept the gun from being loaded and no one was killed. I know it surprises you that some people actually show restraint when they are in a stressful situation. Again with the allegations, no one on this board has ever said that everyone should have guns and that guns are the solution to all problems. Clearly a cocaine addict and alcoholic with a history of domestic violence shouldn't have access to firearms. Guess what, we actually have that law on the books, people convicted of domestic violence are prohibited from possessing firearms. I'll have to apologize for laughing at you Iverglas, but you calling someone impolite was just too much for me to handle. Have a nice night, is it finally warming up in the north country?

David