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In reply to the discussion: Two Boys Found Dead After Amber Alert [View all]Lurks Often
(5,455 posts)6. Exactly. What the hell were the parents thinking.
They KNEW the grandmother was mentally ill, yet still allowed her to pick up the children.
Did either of the parents make any attempt to bring the grandmother's mental illness to the attention of either the police or medical providers?
There is a process in CT that allows for the police to seize guns from people believed to be mentally ill:
http://www.cga.ct.gov/2008/rpt/2008-R-0280.htm
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I was thinking more about why her family didn't stop it rather than official policy.
catbyte
Feb 2013
#13
yep... see the story I just posted about Jose Martinez, a shopper in Central Florida who had a carry
Divine Discontent
Feb 2013
#36
My proper response would get me banned from this forum. Suffice to say,
Fire Walk With Me
Feb 2013
#28
This is eerily similar to a story I read years ago about a woman who let her sister...
Poll_Blind
Feb 2013
#23
Knowing all of this about grandma - they let her pick up the kids, why?????
marble falls
Feb 2013
#24