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In reply to the discussion: A person capable of shooting a five year old eleven times is beyond gun control. [View all]Historic NY
(37,449 posts)93. Some of these kids were so destroyed the ME had to show pictures for ID.
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A person capable of shooting a five year old eleven times is beyond gun control. [View all]
Herlong
Dec 2012
OP
Yes, but if there were only 6 bullets per clip perhaps someone could of stopped him when reloading.
peacebird
Dec 2012
#1
You said that if he had guns with lower capacity, he just would have spent less bullets on each kid.
EOTE
Dec 2012
#94
Not that I expect an answer (at least not an answer that wouldn't be provided by an infant)
EOTE
Dec 2012
#148
I'm not 'glad' about anything that happened, except that maybe, just maybe, the
coalition_unwilling
Dec 2012
#101
This family had the cash to get the finest mental health services in the world. This is about guns
riderinthestorm
Dec 2012
#17
Except he was exibiting all sorts of mental health issues back when he was under 18
jeff47
Dec 2012
#109
There certainly is, but it's just ever so much more satisfy to scream at each other to no purpose.
Egalitarian Thug
Dec 2012
#31
If it was the culture, violent crime in general would be going up. It's not.
Warren DeMontague
Dec 2012
#45
This isn't about "true human evolution", this is about machines designed to kill lots of people in a
Warren DeMontague
Dec 2012
#49
Yes, but if you're shooting a varmint, you aren't going to be firing dozens of rounds (nt)
jeff47
Dec 2012
#159
So let's just give the fuck up and put increasingly deadly weapons into their hands!
villager
Dec 2012
#51
The gun he used at that range will over-penetrate a lot. A shotgun would not as much.
jeff47
Dec 2012
#161
Why don't you explain why we in the US have the highest incidence of these types of massacres then
PA Democrat
Dec 2012
#75
Probably from a mental perspective, but gun control isn't about mental health.
Bradical79
Dec 2012
#128
Gun Control Enters The Picture BEFORE This Kid Ever Gets His Hands On One
ChoppinBroccoli
Dec 2012
#130
It's OK - you'll understand eventually - the control works it way out and around
jmg257
Dec 2012
#141