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In reply to the discussion: Florida father with assault weapon forces wife to watch as he kills two sons [View all]AgingAmerican
(12,958 posts)79. One kid was shot and one was strangled
"A Florida man armed with an weapon that had once been banned under federal law forced his wife to watch as he strangled one of his sons and then shot a second before turning a gun on himself."
Typical RW tack to obfuscate and make excuses for the criminal.
To the RW, the thought of the gun being 'blamed' is more horrific than the crime itself.
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Florida father with assault weapon forces wife to watch as he kills two sons [View all]
AgingAmerican
Feb 2013
OP
Well, it's true, we're all pre-criminals that's why the police are militarized.
xtraxritical
Feb 2013
#137
Of course not all gun owners are "a crime just waiting to happen." That smells like straw to me.
nomorenomore08
Feb 2013
#207
Seriously. This is a Domestic Violence story and I wish people would get upset about that
uppityperson
Feb 2013
#185
A gun made the domestic violence murders worse, yes. But let's also notice it was DV and be appalled
uppityperson
Feb 2013
#199
He strangled his first child. He shot the second child. Your logic does not work.
Jenoch
Feb 2013
#204
But as I implied upthread, someone with a gun has a greater means by which to commit violent crimes.
nomorenomore08
Feb 2013
#208
I think I'd have to be taken directly to the psych ward after experiencing that...
hlthe2b
Feb 2013
#2
Wrong,it says he shot himself with the other,nothing mentioned on what he killed the one child with
libtodeath
Feb 2013
#40
Why do you exhibit horror at the thought of a particular gun being blamed for the shooting...
AgingAmerican
Feb 2013
#63
Well, both statements are absolutely false, and frankly beneath you to suggest
Recursion
Feb 2013
#65
Point to a revolver mild enough that it wouldn't accomplish what he intended in that horrific
AtheistCrusader
Feb 2013
#200
Right, and not killing the spouse (though this guy didn't kill the wife either)
Recursion
Feb 2013
#96
Guns didn't cause this? I doubt the coroner's report agrees with you.
DisgustipatedinCA
Feb 2013
#12
Both of the boys were stangled, so the coroner's report will probably agree with him.
DesMoinesDem
Feb 2013
#24
No, that's not what it says. And the kids would have gotten away if he had no gun.
valerief
Feb 2013
#43
I'm questioning why the headline said "assault weapon", when the assault weapon was a handgun
Recursion
Feb 2013
#104
to them i say ,well the answer is obvious if suv's kill more people then you dont need a gun to
leftyohiolib
Feb 2013
#36
You are not fixated on the handgun, you are fixated on the assault weapon
AgingAmerican
Feb 2013
#81
You remind me of some guy that has absolutely no idea what he is talking about
DesMoinesDem
Feb 2013
#192
YOUR comment shows you're too ignorant/uneducated about guns that you shouldn't even be involved in
Ghost in the Machine
Feb 2013
#240
It was put in the headline specifically to enrage unstable gun creeps who care more about whether
DisgustipatedinCA
Feb 2013
#53
It doesn`t say it wasn`t used,what he shot the one child with is not specified.
libtodeath
Feb 2013
#29
It doesn't say it the TEC-9 wasn't used, but that it was found in a bag.
DollarBillHines
Feb 2013
#39
Granted; it's possible he used the TEC-9 and they aren't saying anything about it
Recursion
Feb 2013
#49
If only he had married a gun instead of a person, this never would have happened.
valerief
Feb 2013
#27
Although the gun aspect is garnering attention, I've been reading stories just like it for 50 years.
freshwest
Feb 2013
#110
There may always be two generations growing up differently and in opposition to each other. Sigh...
freshwest
Feb 2013
#149
I am more into prevention - that costs money. It's why things get out of hand. We need action.
freshwest
Feb 2013
#175
thank you. This is nothing new, DV and all associated with it have been around for a long long time
uppityperson
Feb 2013
#186
It's certainly within Congress's power; I don't really care one way or another
Recursion
Feb 2013
#224
Definitely. The fetishisation of guns in certain segments of the American population is scary.
KitSileya
Feb 2013
#230
A horrible, horrible incident causing this woman unimaginable grief...
Lydia Leftcoast
Feb 2013
#203
This guy should be the posterchild (no pun intended) for the assault weapons ban
davidpdx
Feb 2013
#211