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GumboYaYa

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69. I read this and all I can think is whatthe hell was she doing with deadly weapons floating
Mon Dec 17, 2012, 04:24 PM
Dec 2012

around her house. If she knew the kid was this troubled, her guns should have been out of the house or under lock and key so that only she could get to them.

This is really difficult.. Permanut Dec 2012 #1
Yes. If nothing else, mzmolly Dec 2012 #4
This is tragic, and I am not trying to be an insensitive person, but Chorophyll Dec 2012 #2
I completely mzmolly Dec 2012 #3
It probably never occured to her that he had this within him... cynatnite Dec 2012 #5
But she clearly *didn't* think he was getting better. Chorophyll Dec 2012 #6
The conversation was a year ago from what this article says... cynatnite Dec 2012 #8
I agree to an extent, but did she think suicide mzmolly Dec 2012 #9
When a person is burning themselves or hurting themselves like that, it's serious cry for help. Michigan Alum Dec 2012 #47
unless he admitted wanting to hurt others or himself, ejpoeta Dec 2012 #53
+1 nt Live and Learn Dec 2012 #55
The act of burning himself, would fall under the "wanting to hurt himself" mzmolly Dec 2012 #63
Yes, I realized that afterwards. Thank you. Chorophyll Dec 2012 #11
Its possible that he enjoyed and responded well to going to a gun range. HooptieWagon Dec 2012 #36
But she had an opportunity to decide whether or not to own mzmolly Dec 2012 #46
But even if the mother wasn't in denial and knew her son needed more help, I don't think most people TheDebbieDee Dec 2012 #50
She should have feared for HIS mzmolly Dec 2012 #7
Yes. At the very least. nt Chorophyll Dec 2012 #10
How do you know the guns were unsecured? HooptieWagon Dec 2012 #14
if he could get a hold of them BainsBane Dec 2012 #17
They could have been secured, and he got access by force or stealth. HooptieWagon Dec 2012 #23
fair enough BainsBane Dec 2012 #24
This kid having access to them = unsecured. Chorophyll Dec 2012 #18
Kid could have stolen a spare key from father... HooptieWagon Dec 2012 #22
considering he was 20 and not 2 , why keep them in the home at all JI7 Dec 2012 #20
Exactly. mzmolly Dec 2012 #26
That's certainly a key question, HooptieWagon Dec 2012 #28
She was a survivalist according to family mzmolly Dec 2012 #42
Maybe they weren't unsecured, but he found the key? nt Honeycombe8 Dec 2012 #32
I've been asking this question all day. Drunken Irishman Dec 2012 #45
I wonder if she was afraid of him lbrtbell Dec 2012 #51
I've thought that too. Still it appears this woman made many errors in judgment. bklyncowgirl Dec 2012 #54
How many guns do you need in a case like that? Do you need more than one gun Chorophyll Dec 2012 #56
I just can't believe she didn't have the guns locked up. Somehow he gamed the system...he certainly libdem4life Dec 2012 #12
Agree mzmolly Dec 2012 #13
So they'd cite her for a misdemeanor, and tape it on her coffin? Does anyone Honeycombe8 Dec 2012 #34
Apparently Nancy Lanza really needed mzmolly Dec 2012 #41
Because there's no way to enforce such a law. That's the point. nt Honeycombe8 Dec 2012 #72
I don't think Nancy Lanza would have broken the laws. mzmolly Dec 2012 #73
In 2011 Florida passed a law making it illegal for doctors to ask about guns... hunter Dec 2012 #43
Leave it to Florida. mzmolly Dec 2012 #44
How do you know they weren't? HooptieWagon Dec 2012 #15
well, i can't believe she would keep them in the home at all, and not get rid of them JI7 Dec 2012 #16
Well, yes...but we're looking with 20/20 hindsight. HooptieWagon Dec 2012 #31
no, i didn't need something like this to happen to know how fucking stupid it is JI7 Dec 2012 #49
He may not have displayed violence before. HooptieWagon Dec 2012 #57
If the article is true, he was violent with himself. mzmolly Dec 2012 #59
she's a wealthy mom that can afford all manner of help but her choice is home schooling? Pretzel_Warrior Dec 2012 #19
Home schooling often involves mzmolly Dec 2012 #29
"trying to feel something?" hfojvt Dec 2012 #21
I would agree, generally. But he had a disorder. mzmolly Dec 2012 #25
Wild speculation or not, that's an interesting theory. HooptieWagon Dec 2012 #33
I'm glad it made some sense. mzmolly Dec 2012 #37
Sad. TwilightGardener Dec 2012 #27
everybody on this thread takes the word of a 'drinking buddy' selling her tale to the nydaily news HiPointDem Dec 2012 #30
Do you prefer the New York Post? mzmolly Dec 2012 #35
Well, according to NYDN verse 18 hfojvt Dec 2012 #38
Lanza could not feel physical mzmolly Dec 2012 #40
BTW, Daily News has won ten Pulitzer Prizes. mzmolly Dec 2012 #39
btw, their current editor is a long-time murdoch alumnus. HiPointDem Dec 2012 #48
Are you confusing mzmolly Dec 2012 #60
no HiPointDem Dec 2012 #64
Thanks. I found a bit more information on Myler's transition. mzmolly Dec 2012 #65
my point exactly. if they can't get easily verifiable stuff right, how much less trustworthy is HiPointDem Dec 2012 #67
That's a good point. But we'd discuss very little here in terms of current events, mzmolly Dec 2012 #68
Sounds legit. eShirl Dec 2012 #52
Answer me this. ananda Dec 2012 #58
Goodness mzmolly Dec 2012 #61
I don't know the lady marlakay Dec 2012 #62
Self-mutilation is not uncommon...for girls it is called "cutting". They do it with razor blades. libdem4life Dec 2012 #66
I read this and all I can think is whatthe hell was she doing with deadly weapons floating GumboYaYa Dec 2012 #69
She was comfortable, perhaps too damn comfortable. nc4bo Dec 2012 #71
Obviously, he had way more issues than what we're being told ck4829 Dec 2012 #70
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