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Person 2713

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91. Lived with his mom who bragged on Facebook about her open carry. She would know

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Tue Oct 6, 2015, 09:50 PM

Oct 2015

but the dad hadn't seen him for 2years

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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

I don't think it's quite so simple as that. Turbineguy Oct 2015 #1

A 26 year old person is responsible for his own actions. nt peace13 Oct 2015 #2

Family members should be able to petition for involuntary commitment pipoman Oct 2015 #9

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

+1 nt Live and Learn Oct 2015 #23

I think they shoot up schools because schools are a public space YoungDemCA Oct 2015 #25

Schools are a rough place for people who don't fit into rigid social strata jmowreader Oct 2015 #33

we home schooled for 8 years. never had a conversation w a stranger mopinko Oct 2015 #36

Exactly the point pipoman Oct 2015 #44

This is this so heartbreaking madokie Oct 2015 #68

What do you mean "should" be able to? Is that not an option in Oregon? paparush Oct 2015 #83

The current standard for commitment requires a dead body Thunderbeast Oct 2015 #86

Then why don't we put bank$ter/donors in jail? n/t jtuck004 Oct 2015 #41

I agree. Somehow I'm not so sure dads as naive as he claims yeoman6987 Oct 2015 #3

Exactly. What did he do to try to stop his son pintobean Oct 2015 #7

How was the father to know he had that number of weapons? LiberalArkie Oct 2015 #11

26 years old and living independently in another state - TBF Oct 2015 #13

Yes, and yes. pintobean Oct 2015 #17

Lived with his mom who bragged on Facebook about her open carry. She would know Person 2713 Oct 2015 #91

What precisely should he have then done? LanternWaste Oct 2015 #74

How is he responsible? NutmegYankee Oct 2015 #10

Guilt. He's full of it. elehhhhna Oct 2015 #14

And you're full of sh/it. The father of an independent child is no more guilty than you. erronis Oct 2015 #22

Uh, I think she meant the father has a guilty conscience. louis-t Oct 2015 #54

And if so, I definitely apologize! erronis Oct 2015 #61

Did say his guilt is justified elehhhhna Oct 2015 #65

I've been doing a lot of reading Turbineguy Oct 2015 #30

you think the father is more to blame than the people who sold/gave him the guns? Doctor_J Oct 2015 #16

Precisely what responsibility should "dear old dad" hold?" LanternWaste Oct 2015 #73

Finally a sensible response. librechik Oct 2015 #4

It doesn't take 13 guns, one will do pipoman Oct 2015 #5

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

Sooner or later those gunz will be sold, stolen, given, or distributed to others. Hoyt Oct 2015 #48

So? pipoman Oct 2015 #49

Fact is 13 gunz is symtomatic of psychological issues that Hoyt Oct 2015 #50

And that is a complete lie...in fact making shit up is indicative of mental illness.. pipoman Oct 2015 #51

Well, you said you only need one. So why does some yahoo feel like they need 13? Hoyt Oct 2015 #52

More lies...I said a person can only use one at a time... pipoman Oct 2015 #53

I can tell you as a former mental health worker.. paparush Oct 2015 #84

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

You offered a purported statement of fact concerning a highly specialized branford Oct 2015 #59

I'm curious why you use a "z" instead of an "s"? cwydro Oct 2015 #62

That's the hip thing to do on internet, or maybe it's derision. Hoyt Oct 2015 #63

Ok, maybe it is hip because I see it a lot. cwydro Oct 2015 #64

In theory that sounds like a good idea. But reality..... Runningdawg Oct 2015 #45

Better the lunatic shooter than 20 non lunatic innocents imho pipoman Oct 2015 #47

So what his solution Duckhunter935 Oct 2015 #6

Some of the guns in the home were his mom's Nevernose Oct 2015 #8

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

The NRA Should Be Charged! NonMetro Oct 2015 #81

How they got their guns. LiberalArkie Oct 2015 #12

quite a few of them might have been caught with a more efficient system treestar Oct 2015 #18

Would this tragedy have occurred any differently if the shooter only owned one gun? nt branford Oct 2015 #15

It would have happened if he got hold of one gun. JohnnyRingo Oct 2015 #20

Absolutely. You beat me to it. ONE gun would have been enough. nt ancianita Oct 2015 #24

I think you hit the nail on the head. Gun nuts with psychological problems erronis Oct 2015 #26

Where is the mother? SoapBox Oct 2015 #27

She is busy buying all the guns she can get Person 2713 Oct 2015 #92

Wasn't his mother taking him to gun ranges for target practice, even Baitball Blogger Oct 2015 #29

Maybe we need to face the fact that unlike Norway the collective mental health of the US raindaddy Oct 2015 #31

His dear MOTHER took him target shooting, bought him guns Dems to Win Oct 2015 #32

Yep, his Mom was the HOW underpants Oct 2015 #34

Same scenario as the Sandy Hook shooter's mom. SunSeeker Oct 2015 #38

Well isn't he just the simple, naive furrner. Crunchy Frog Oct 2015 #35

What a tool... TipTok Oct 2015 #39

If he had no guns and no access to guns, Darb Oct 2015 #87

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

Its easier to buy deadly weapons than it is to buy beer and cigarettes workinclasszero Oct 2015 #42

No its not. Waldorf Oct 2015 #57

26 years old, but lived with his mother in 2013..... IcyPeas Oct 2015 #56

My question to him is / where were you? LukeFL Oct 2015 #66

The son was 26 AndreaCG Oct 2015 #70

Well the dad pissed off a lot of gun humpers. Rex Oct 2015 #67

It would have still happened. oneshooter Oct 2015 #69

the nra would have killers have hundreds of guns. patsimp Oct 2015 #71

How would keeping guns from mentally ill people work? Elmergantry Oct 2015 #72

What if he'd only got one??? ileus Oct 2015 #75

+13 n/t ejbr Oct 2015 #77

He took 6 to school that day. Darb Oct 2015 #88

The blowhole at VT killed 32: One gun with standard magazines. Eleanors38 Oct 2015 #95

And the Redskins suck and Darb Oct 2015 #89

2 and 2 isn't bad for the skins. ileus Oct 2015 #90

And yet family member of killed 8 yr old in TN says guns are not the problem SIGH randys1 Oct 2015 #76

We should get closer to the full second amendment - OhZone Oct 2015 #78

I don't believe that he didn't know that his son's mother malaise Oct 2015 #79

Neither Can I! NonMetro Oct 2015 #80

Wow --amazing statement marions ghost Oct 2015 #82

So what exactly humbled_opinion Oct 2015 #85

Where's mom hiding out? Ms. "AR-15 as Fashion Accessory?" Why hasn't the NRA trotted her out catbyte Oct 2015 #93

Did he use all 13? Eleanors38 Oct 2015 #94

Thanks a lot MOM... penndragon69 Oct 2015 #96