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In reply to the discussion: Shooter's Dad: “If Chris hadn’t been able to get ahold of 13 guns, this never would have happened” [View all]jtuck004
(15,882 posts)41. Then why don't we put bank$ter/donors in jail? n/t
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Shooter's Dad: “If Chris hadn’t been able to get ahold of 13 guns, this never would have happened” [View all]
kpete
Oct 2015
OP
This is not a good idea, lots of anti gay bigot parents already try to do this to their gay kids
MillennialDem
Oct 2015
#19
Obviously a mental health professional would ultimately have to agree the person
pipoman
Oct 2015
#43
Getting a family member into the hospital for mental health issues is very difficult.
peace13
Oct 2015
#21
Lived with his mom who bragged on Facebook about her open carry. She would know
Person 2713
Oct 2015
#91
And you're full of sh/it. The father of an independent child is no more guilty than you.
erronis
Oct 2015
#22
you think the father is more to blame than the people who sold/gave him the guns?
Doctor_J
Oct 2015
#16
But more than one gun is starting to get into the "this gun yahoo has a problem" realm. 13 is way
Hoyt
Oct 2015
#37
Nonsense...it only takes one...692 in one's possession and only one can be used at a time
pipoman
Oct 2015
#46
And that is a complete lie...in fact making shit up is indicative of mental illness..
pipoman
Oct 2015
#51
Could you kindly provide the scholarly studies supporting such a generalized diagnosis,
branford
Oct 2015
#55
You have any that proves my opinion is wrong. Christ, you are sounding like a typical NRA gun yahoo.
Hoyt
Oct 2015
#58
If some of the guns used were the mother's she should be charged as an accessory.
mainstreetonce
Oct 2015
#28
Yep. They need to go after gun owners no matter what, or they will continue to be irresponsible.
bettyellen
Oct 2015
#60
Would this tragedy have occurred any differently if the shooter only owned one gun? nt
branford
Oct 2015
#15
Maybe we need to face the fact that unlike Norway the collective mental health of the US
raindaddy
Oct 2015
#31
His dad was not in his son's life. He lived with his mother who is a nurse and a radical gun owner.
rladdi
Oct 2015
#40
And yet family member of killed 8 yr old in TN says guns are not the problem SIGH
randys1
Oct 2015
#76