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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]mikeysnot
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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