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tblue37

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27. It isn't the gun nuttiness that I am referring to, though.

Wed Mar 13, 2013, 04:23 PM

Mar 2013

At the age of 14, a person should realize that (1) no one--no one--gets to do whatever he wants, whether his parents are alive or not, and (2) people who go to prison are even less likely than most people, regardless of those other people's circumstances, to be allowed to do whatever they want. Has he never seen a TV show about crime, punishment, prison unmates?

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Boy shot parents after being grounded [View all] Robb Mar 2013 OP

Let me guess...we need good kids with guns to stop bad kids with guns. DisgustipatedinCA Mar 2013 #1

Another second amendment solution... and the easy access to guns. Agnosticsherbet Mar 2013 #2

Well, I guess it wasn't a very good gun cabinet. undeterred Mar 2013 #3

I can't wait to hear the stand your grounded defense. nt Xipe Totec Mar 2013 #4

Little idiot: tblue37 Mar 2013 #5

Gun nut parents AgingAmerican Mar 2013 #15

It isn't the gun nuttiness that I am referring to, though. tblue37 Mar 2013 #27

What evidence have you been Jenoch Mar 2013 #28

It's a trend that I see AgingAmerican Mar 2013 #34

You referred to the parents as gun nuts. Jenoch Mar 2013 #35

Sigh... AgingAmerican Mar 2013 #38

Thank you. I do Jenoch Mar 2013 #39

I always have reason to at least suspect such AgingAmerican Mar 2013 #42

I don't understand why Jenoch Mar 2013 #44

That means nothing in a gun regulation context AgingAmerican Mar 2013 #47

Republicans have zip to do Jenoch Mar 2013 #48

Czars and communists AgingAmerican Mar 2013 #49

It might sound like nonsense Jenoch Mar 2013 #51

This is 2013, not 1913 AgingAmerican Mar 2013 #55

Well, you brought it up. Jenoch Mar 2013 #58

The Moses Lake demographic BB_Smoke Mar 2013 #50

The 'Moses Lake' Jenoch Mar 2013 #52

Having guns handy surely offers protection by keeping so many safe from harm indepat Mar 2013 #6

Locked in a "gun cabinet". ManiacJoe Mar 2013 #33

Caskets Are The New Gun Cabinet otohara Mar 2013 #40

An actual gun safe will get the job done. ManiacJoe Mar 2013 #41

The kid makes sense. NRA spokesnuts are on their way to defend the gun. nt onehandle Mar 2013 #7

What the hell is this world coming to. Don't 14 yr old have any critical thinking anymore? southernyankeebelle Mar 2013 #8

He probably has the same level as his parents malaise Mar 2013 #17

I dunno. southernyankeebelle Mar 2013 #19

Blinded by rage and addled by hormones maxsolomon Mar 2013 #20

Honestly I don't think that would have helped the grandparents. Thank god they got him. southernyankeebelle Mar 2013 #23

i don't understand your comments maxsolomon Mar 2013 #59

Does ANY 14 year old have critical thinking skills? Myrina Mar 2013 #24

My goodness you would think they know the difference from right and wrong when it comes to killing. southernyankeebelle Mar 2013 #25

No! atreides1 Mar 2013 #26

Video games can be severely addicting to some individuals flamingdem Mar 2013 #9

He simply found a second amendment solution. mwrguy Mar 2013 #10

Apparently the boy tried to claim it was an intruder, but video showed him with the gun. He had freshwest Mar 2013 #11

The kid obviously has massive mental problems. Demo_Chris Mar 2013 #12

Prison Doctors otohara Mar 2013 #13

No, it is NOT because his parents kept a locket gun in the house Demo_Chris Mar 2013 #14

once more: he SHOT them BECAUSE he had access to a gun. maxsolomon Mar 2013 #21

So if you know your son has severe mental problems malaise Mar 2013 #22

And access to a gun... ellisonz Mar 2013 #29

The gun was apparently not locked. Incitatus Mar 2013 #37

I had a discussion with a person on the issue of gun use for protection in one's home. bluestate10 Mar 2013 #45

When I am not home or have kids visiting Incitatus Mar 2013 #46

As a Mental Health RobinA Mar 2013 #16

Gaming addictions can be severe Marrah_G Mar 2013 #18

if they live, might i suggest arely staircase Mar 2013 #30

What I find disturbing Jenoch Mar 2013 #31

If only they had... 99Forever Mar 2013 #32

The kid is a sociopath Mosby Mar 2013 #36

Exactly get the red out Mar 2013 #57

If only one of the parents had a gun.....ummm, uhh, ahh, forget it. nt bluestate10 Mar 2013 #43

Boy, posters hate the fuck out of these dead parents. Union Scribe Mar 2013 #53

Too bad the parents didn't have guns. Oh wait. They did. Lint Head Mar 2013 #54

Clearly the parents needed even more guns, perhaps even under their pillows at night Cali_Democrat Mar 2013 #56