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nadinbrzezinski

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100. Why you should be happy that a gun is reported when stolen

Sat Dec 15, 2012, 08:05 PM

Dec 2012

Believe it or not, it is not plutonium.

This is as knee jerk absolutist as the gun nut who tells me that they have no need to report a stolen weapon on fourth amendment grounds, I kid you not.

I would be willing to limit the ammo a gun can put through, per magazine. That is a technical problem and it would require modification of guns.

I have no issue with registration.

I would go as far as licensing

But as long as a stolen weapon is reported, fine.

Oh and once smart gun technology becomes very reliable I want to mandate at least all modern weapons to be back fitted to the technology. That would make this issue pretty much mute...

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Is this correct? Shooter's mom owned assault rifles??? [View all] Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2012 OP

Maybe she was afraid of her son? Duer 157099 Dec 2012 #1

So she left the guns there, available to him? Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2012 #3

I didn't say it was smart Duer 157099 Dec 2012 #5

That would be negligent. But some DUers tell me it's wrong to kestrel91316 Dec 2012 #21

I've been thinking the same thing. OnionPatch Dec 2012 #29

If there were unforgiving laws that punished those who let their guns out of their hands Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2012 #72

Laws need to be passed that if you own a gun and someone else gets their hands on it... Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2012 #45

Some states sort of do that nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #92

They do. I think the onus, however, ought to be on the gun owner. Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2012 #93

If somebody steals your gun nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #97

This is the way I see it... Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2012 #98

Why you should be happy that a gun is reported when stolen nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #100

Hell........ FarPoint Dec 2012 #68

I'm telling you, gun fetishists are complete nutjobs. nt Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2012 #71

Sounds like Sarah Conners from The Terminator exboyfil Dec 2012 #78

That was my thought. n/t Suich Dec 2012 #27

But an assault rifle? If she was afraid, mzmolly Dec 2012 #51

I THINK all the guns were registered to her, yes. gateley Dec 2012 #2

Yes, as well as the father. But they are still matching the serial numbers. FarCenter Dec 2012 #4

I'd say 'live by the gun, die by the gun' except the children Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2012 #7

The reason why I rather have a gun Walter White Dec 2012 #9

WTF??? I think I'd better not respond to this insane post of yours Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2012 #11

That troll is no more. progressoid Dec 2012 #25

Phew! Merci. nt Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2012 #43

You really stepped in it with this post, didn't you? n/t UtahLib Dec 2012 #20

And how will you keep a family member SheilaT Dec 2012 #73

You'd have better odds of winning a lottery Herlong Dec 2012 #107

Listen, I don't own any guns Saboburns Dec 2012 #15

You know what? Many drunk drivers never get into accidents. As Mr. Pitt says, "STFU." WinkyDink Dec 2012 #19

Mr. Pitt is the last person I'd care to listen to in this matter. Saboburns Dec 2012 #31

I agree with you -- the discussion must move beyond who's right and wrong about guns, Voice for Peace Dec 2012 #64

This message was self-deleted by its author Saboburns Dec 2012 #33

If you own no guns, how are you being blamed for this shooting? UtahLib Dec 2012 #23

I did not say I was being blamed for this shooting. Saboburns Dec 2012 #34

Nitpicking I guess UtahLib Dec 2012 #36

You're calling the dead woman a "sick bastard"? Union Scribe Dec 2012 #28

Until yesterday, she was just another "responsible gun owner." Like all those other Squinch Dec 2012 #104

how the fuck did this person ProdigalJunkMail Dec 2012 #44

Automatic weapons in a home? That's not a home. That's an arsenal of war nt Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2012 #46

oh horseshit... ProdigalJunkMail Dec 2012 #47

Gun lovers and gun owners are a fucked up lot, and get shot routinely. I'm sick and tired of Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2012 #49

nice job insulting a large percentage of people on this board ProdigalJunkMail Dec 2012 #50

You didn't hear me say there aren't right wingers on DU, did you? Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2012 #53

and all people with guns are right-wingers... ProdigalJunkMail Dec 2012 #55

No, not all. But MOST ARE. And the NRA is a Republican organization, and pro-gun laws are Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2012 #63

we're not talking about the NRA... ProdigalJunkMail Dec 2012 #75

We're talking about ALL gun fetishists, including those whose greed makes them thirsty for blood. nt Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2012 #84

ah, so it's not just this woman that deserved to die ProdigalJunkMail Dec 2012 #90

Since I'm not the one collecting human-killing weapons, I find it amusing that you'd compare me Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2012 #94

you're in the same camp ProdigalJunkMail Dec 2012 #95

Me? Where did I wish death on someone? I do think you need a vacation. You've begun reading Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2012 #99

You did suggest mutilation as the price for owning guns in another thread ProgressiveProfessor Dec 2012 #110

Ah, the word, "wish" has now become "suggest" Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2012 #111

Lets let others read your words and see what they think... ProgressiveProfessor Dec 2012 #112

Let's just have you crawl back into your gun fetish group and whine Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2012 #114

Another person hoist on their own petard ProgressiveProfessor Dec 2012 #116

Do tell, what are you a professor of? Target-painting? nt Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2012 #117

Computer Science ProgressiveProfessor Dec 2012 #118

You should know better! nt Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2012 #119

Large percentage? No godai Dec 2012 #102

heh Edweird Dec 2012 #80

It was not an automatic weapon. It was a Bushmaster semi-auto rifle shadowrider Dec 2012 #52

Post removed Post removed Dec 2012 #59

She didn't own any automatic weapons SpartanDem Dec 2012 #66

Seems strange for the mother to own these weapons. godai Dec 2012 #8

Owning guns is like playing with fire. And gun owners always kestrel91316 Dec 2012 #22

Exactly. Gun lovers are so convinced that owning guns will save them, but it does the opposite Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2012 #48

It is reported she like target shooting hack89 Dec 2012 #60

Well, it got her killed. n/t godai Dec 2012 #65

I read a story quoting a neighbor saying she had a large gun collection -- I don't know if that's fishwax Dec 2012 #6

Side Note: I lived next door to a women like that - had a large gun collection lunasun Dec 2012 #14

No assault rifle, but semi-auto carbines make great target rifles. ManiacJoe Dec 2012 #10

Wasn't she divorced? Remmah2 Dec 2012 #12

No, he's remarried, living in Stamford. FarCenter Dec 2012 #16

Has anyone heard a first name for 'mom and dad'? I haven't... eom Purveyor Dec 2012 #13

#4 has both lunasun Dec 2012 #17

Nancy J Lanza and Peter Lanza. Son Adam was the shooter. Other son Ryan in NJ not involved. FarCenter Dec 2012 #18

No idea really. Jennicut Dec 2012 #24

I don't know about the rifle, the handguns yes. Glassunion Dec 2012 #26

A number of unanswered questions about this ProgressiveProfessor Dec 2012 #30

Unusual for a woman to own so many guns. It's usually a guy thing. Michigan Alum Dec 2012 #32

I too am curious about that ProgressiveProfessor Dec 2012 #35

She was reportedly a gun collector. LisaL Dec 2012 #38

Lots of different stories out there ProgressiveProfessor Dec 2012 #40

Your sexist post is sexist fail. Edweird Dec 2012 #81

She was reportedly getting large amounts of alimony from her ex-husband. LisaL Dec 2012 #37

That has come out recently ProgressiveProfessor Dec 2012 #41

Her hubby (or ex-hubby) was a tax lawyer working for a lucrative firm though PLUS Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2012 #42

What other rights would you require prior mutilation before exercising them? ProgressiveProfessor Dec 2012 #57

That's plenty. I honestly think gun lovers don't have a F clue and live in a fantasy Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2012 #61

By now you must know that she was not a teacher. juajen Dec 2012 #86

That has come out more recently ProgressiveProfessor Dec 2012 #88

Someone wasn't very careful HawkeyeLibkid Dec 2012 #39

Apparently she was a target shooter hack89 Dec 2012 #54

And standard for shooting targets that resemble people. But you know that. Hoyt Dec 2012 #58

Yup. I get sick every time I see the targets these people use - with a silhouette of a human nt Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2012 #62

Those are primarily military and police targets ProgressiveProfessor Dec 2012 #69

Depends on the event ProgressiveProfessor Dec 2012 #67

Or for the millions -- including DU gungeoneers -- who practice shooting people. Do you train your Hoyt Dec 2012 #70

I use bullseyes for the vast majority of instruction. ProgressiveProfessor Dec 2012 #74

Yes, she brought her son up in the gun culture -- like many gun lovers. This is what happens. Hoyt Dec 2012 #56

She was a survivalist, afraid of economic collapse panAmerican Dec 2012 #76

In other words, she was a right wing, gun-loving nutjob. Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2012 #83

Prepping is getting real popular, but there are many degrees of it. ProgressiveProfessor Dec 2012 #89

Define 'real popular'. godai Dec 2012 #101

Like I said, if you live in SoCal and are not, you are a fool. ProgressiveProfessor Dec 2012 #109

No one should own an assault rifle. In_The_Wind Dec 2012 #77

Unless there's a war going on, you're absolutely right. nt Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2012 #82

She enjoyed shooting and collecting. It's actually quite common. Edweird Dec 2012 #79

I don't care what the hell gun fetishists and right wing nutjobs like to do, or whether or not Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2012 #85

Well, given that there's an estimated 400,000,000 privately owned firearms in the US Edweird Dec 2012 #87

she doesn't care... ProdigalJunkMail Dec 2012 #91

Backoff on the personal attacks. godai Dec 2012 #106

Oh, that's published in newspapers far and wide, the sick gun fetishism in the U.S. and the Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2012 #96

Wow! Yesterday it was 300,000,000. n/t godai Dec 2012 #105

Bullshit plenty of liberal own guns SpartanDem Dec 2012 #103

"Plenty of" lololol Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2012 #115

look DonCoquixote Dec 2012 #108

Agreed, but laws are too lax... Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2012 #113

I would not even go that far DonCoquixote Dec 2012 #120

Yes, and Four, mandatory incarceration if you lose your gun somehow nt Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2012 #121