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In reply to the discussion: Mentally ill people.. [View all]John2
(2,730 posts)did she think, she was going to do with two hand guns,one semi-automatic rifle and hundreds of rounds of ammunition? Her son also wore a bullet proof vest. She also had a job of teaching 5-10 year old kids. What kinda of woman would go around armed like fort knox? She must have had a violent view of things her self. Who did she plan to use those weapons on. I would like to know just what she expected to do with those weapons. I don't accept her mindset. And how do we know her son didn't get his views of the world from her, even if he was mentally disturbed? It seems to me, that he had no sense about preserving life. If his mother espoused her views of resorting to violence, then why not her son? It is just the idea, she had the intent of using those weapons on someoneelse because of her paranoia about other people.
The bottomline is I'm a veteran, and never needed to purchase a weapon in my life, because I have not needed one in this country. The less, you resort to guns, the less likely you are to get killed. When people have the ability to bring a gun into the situation, then the likely hood of losing your life heightens. And I have been in violent situations before, but no gun was present. Once you bring guns into the situation, then the other person is likely to get a gun. What gun lobbyists are advocating is an arms race.