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oneofthe99

(712 posts) Sat May 24, 2014, 09:34 PM May 2014

The Disturbing Internet Footprint Of Santa Barbara Shooter Elliot Rodger [View all]

http://www.forbes.com/sites/kashmirhill/2014/05/24/the-disturbing-internet-footprint-of-santa-barbara-shooter-elliot-rodger/

Contrary to the Daily Kos claim, Rodger was getting mental help. His parents reportedly saw his dozens of YouTube videos — of him wandering alone or sitting in his car complaining about the world’s unfairness, his loneliness and a desire for vengeance — and were concerned enough to report them to police, their lawyer tells ABC News. He was being treated by multiple therapists, according to the lawyer, and had been diagnosed as “a high-functioning patient with Asperger syndrome

I would like to know if his parents knew he owned a gun or was the gun purchased illegally.....

Not much is being said in the news about the firearm.

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The Disturbing Internet Footprint Of Santa Barbara Shooter Elliot Rodger [View all] oneofthe99 May 2014 OP

Color me shocked Egnever May 2014 #1

according to reports the guns were purchased legally over a year ago bossy22 May 2014 #2

There's a lot of conflicting reporting on that.. oneofthe99 May 2014 #3

interesting bossy22 May 2014 #6

The press conference identified the guns. gvstn May 2014 #7

He would have to be 21 in CA for a handgun purchase I believe oneofthe99 May 2014 #8

california i believe has an expanded definition of prohibited person bossy22 May 2014 #9

He was reported by his parents for saying he was seeking revenge , that should send up red flags to oneofthe99 May 2014 #10

i believe a specific procedure has to be done in order to initiate a prohibition bossy22 May 2014 #11

Well then some official authority failed oneofthe99 May 2014 #12

I believe his parents only found his videos a few weeks before the shooting. gvstn May 2014 #14

Then it still doesn't make sense because the police said he didn't own any guns oneofthe99 May 2014 #22

"History of guns" gvstn May 2014 #24

No CA keeps records oneofthe99 May 2014 #26

In his long rant he talking about signing papers to buy guns arcane1 May 2014 #4

I've just read much of his 141 year by year memoir. If he's to be believed cali May 2014 #5

Do you have a link? Aerows May 2014 #13

Here's the manifesto link. gvstn May 2014 #15

Thank you n/t Aerows May 2014 #16

No problem I had the link open in a tab. gvstn May 2014 #17

Wow. Internet forums are rough on the young and on someone with flamingdem May 2014 #19

read it. and there is no definitive evidence that he had Asperger's. He sure didn't cali May 2014 #20

Yep - that's how I read it, too Aerows May 2014 #25

I wonder about that (Sociopath/psychopath). What I got from the manifesto is that the guy stevenleser May 2014 #27

have you worked with folks with a diagnosis of psychopath/sociopath? cali May 2014 #34

I'm "friends" with a sociopath XemaSab May 2014 #35

Where did I say he wasn't a sociopath? flamingdem May 2014 #31

Just finished reading the darn thing. dixiegrrrrl May 2014 #29

Oh No! Aerows May 2014 #30

Those three were included among the six n/t malaise May 2014 #32

Not that it is a blessing Aerows May 2014 #36

I can't imagine reading it all - I stopped in the middle Aerows May 2014 #23

From what little I have read of the manifesto and the bodybuilding forum gvstn May 2014 #28

hoping the Obamacare extention to 25 will help in some cases- but so many refuse meds. It is bettyellen May 2014 #33

This message was self-deleted by its author Warren DeMontague May 2014 #18

so sorry. cali May 2014 #21