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Originally Posted by Webby
This is just a small side effect of having letting anyone have weapons - fortunately no other folks were killed.
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Only my  - it matters little who has a licence for firearms. They fact that they have them or can possess them quickly is a problem. Everyone *could*, at some time in their lives go thru a looney period - and if they have arms available, hell knows what the result can be.
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Please provide data to back up your statement. There are 70 million guns in the USA, if the owners went looney at some time during their lives, I'd like to see your data on it. There would be alot of dead motherfuckers.
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It's easy to blame the shooters, (sure they are the immediate target for blame), tho there is usually a background story. Some simply have a mental problem, others have been abused for years and seeking revenge, - who knows what the story is behind this young lad who allegedly planned this for some time, - but there sure as hell is a story behind that.
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Let's see why it's easy to blame the shooters...
A GUN DOES NOT FIRE ITSELF. I'm tired of reading about abuse here, seeking revenge there, it's a scapegoat for responsiblity, in this case, this boy's parents.
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Another factor in this specific case is how the hell did he access an assault weapon in the first instance? Where are the parents?
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On this issue, we agree.
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Bottom line - you get the society your create and there can be good and bad from that. There is a cost for the bad, and the whole society usually have a role in the responsibility for the bad.
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Stop trying to offset responsiblity. It is not my fault this kid's parents could not control their kid.
A responsible gun owner in the United States, namely Florida does not go off shooting in schools. You have twice as much chance being attacked fatally by an aligator in florida, than being shot by a Concealed Licensed Firearm Owner.