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I asked if a shoot out between mother and son had been better, not whether she should have killed Helene Send a noteboard - 29/12/2012 08:54:09 PM
her son.

And since she was dead by the time he killed the children, and she had no way of knowing what he would set out to do...

I think it's still better that she didn't kill him. That's because she's not responsible for his actions. She's responsible for her own actions and she couldn't have known he would go out and kill 26 people. Killing him would have made her a murderer and not the savior of those people. Because no one would know.

Do you even have children? If so, have you ever sat up at night and worried about how you were raising them? Have you asked "Am I teaching them the right values?" Have you wondered and worried about what type of person they have, or will, become? IT AIN'T FUN.


I have a 12 year old son. He's a good kid and I'm not particularly worried. Of course, he's about to hit puberty, so I'm not in the clear yet.

YOU asked a question that is a parent's worst damn nightmare. I answered you, and then you ATTEMPT to make fun of me for it.


You turned my question into a parents' worst nightmare. I asked about a shoot out, because the image is ridiculous to me. Is anyone able to say with a straight face that these types of situations are improved by guns?

For me the question would be simple though, I'd never kill my son.

I was always taught, and I teach my son the following (in this case it was about knives, as a kid from the neighborhood was walking around with a huge knife): don't bring a knife with you to protect yourself. If you get into a fight, suddenly it's a fight with a knife. Either you end up hurting someone, potentially badly, or you end up getting hurt by your own knife. Neither situation is something you want to happen.
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When guns are a big national issue, how do reporters & pundits not know facts about them? Cannoli - 21/12/2012 05:33:14 PM 1843 Views
You don't hunt by walking into a classroom and shooting 20 deer TheCrownless - 21/12/2012 05:56:16 PM 1243 Views
You're actually not right on that one Isaac - 21/12/2012 07:49:53 PM 1204 Views
That wasn't the point I was making TheCrownless - 21/12/2012 09:49:40 PM 1112 Views
You should probably clarify it then Isaac - 21/12/2012 10:47:26 PM 1293 Views
His post was perfectly clear. Yours seemed like a response to an entirely different post. Narg - 21/12/2012 10:53:39 PM 1461 Views
Explain that remark, it is not obvious to me *NM* Isaac - 21/12/2012 11:00:10 PM 687 Views
I think TheCrownless - 21/12/2012 11:13:34 PM 1113 Views
Thats' easy, there is simply no such thing as a 'hunting rifle' Isaac - 21/12/2012 11:17:41 PM 1138 Views
I'd say the expert gunsmith TheCrownless - 21/12/2012 11:28:02 PM 1195 Views
I'm also an expert at math and physics, should I be more forgiving about those too? Isaac - 22/12/2012 12:38:45 AM 1117 Views
Re: I'm also an expert at math and physics, should I be more forgiving about those too? TheCrownless - 22/12/2012 01:00:18 AM 1158 Views
Well I appreciate your calling it pedantic when you aren't an expert, thanks for correcting me Isaac - 22/12/2012 01:15:08 AM 1208 Views
Re: Well I appreciate your calling it pedantic when you aren't an expert, thanks for correcting me TheCrownless - 22/12/2012 09:35:38 AM 1301 Views
So much for serious conversation Isaac - 22/12/2012 05:09:08 PM 1112 Views
Oh I'm certainly bowing out TheCrownless - 22/12/2012 06:07:11 PM 1130 Views
I thought I was being perfectly clear. TheCrownless - 21/12/2012 10:57:35 PM 1148 Views
Re: I thought I was being perfectly clear. Isaac - 21/12/2012 11:25:04 PM 1176 Views
Oh I wasn't commenting on the standard of people here TheCrownless - 21/12/2012 11:29:36 PM 1147 Views
A bit of an aside, but I was reading that the gun used in the attack can be bought in Canada too. Nate - 21/12/2012 06:14:01 PM 1157 Views
you're largely correct, which is why we need stronger laws on ownership not guns per se moondog - 21/12/2012 09:39:14 PM 1111 Views
I can't think of a better reason than self defense Isaac - 21/12/2012 10:33:26 PM 1180 Views
He is right about Australia TheCrownless - 21/12/2012 10:46:27 PM 1113 Views
No kidding Isaac - 21/12/2012 10:59:28 PM 1094 Views
If you knew all that TheCrownless - 21/12/2012 11:02:38 PM 1177 Views
Because I used wiki of course Isaac - 21/12/2012 11:21:25 PM 1281 Views
He said ""self defense" is not a valid excuse to own a lethal weapon" TheCrownless - 21/12/2012 11:34:59 PM 1087 Views
Yes,which is un-cited, but I did prove it's a valid excuse to use one, so... Isaac - 22/12/2012 12:36:19 AM 1185 Views
The difference between allowing someone to defend themselves with a gun they have TheCrownless - 22/12/2012 01:09:40 AM 1122 Views
Which you apparently think they shouldn't be able to obtain? Catch-22 comes to mind. Isaac - 22/12/2012 01:17:25 AM 1149 Views
Re: Which you apparently think they shouldn't be able to obtain? Catch-22 comes to mind. TheCrownless - 22/12/2012 09:51:51 AM 1236 Views
A wood chipper isn't a gun, and evidence without proof isn't evidence Isaac - 22/12/2012 06:10:34 PM 1132 Views
If only you'd asked him for a citation rather than just saying you thought he was wrong eh? *NM* TheCrownless - 23/12/2012 12:29:30 AM 756 Views
Same thing, don't split hairs *NM* Isaac - 23/12/2012 12:43:44 AM 732 Views
I think you are on the right track, but to the wrong destination; "lethal weapon" is redundant. Joel - 21/12/2012 11:05:29 PM 1112 Views
My read is that the 2nd Amendment not only allows, but mandates, cop-killer bullets. Cannoli - 22/12/2012 12:45:04 AM 1201 Views
Does the Second Amendment protect the rights of felons and the mentally incompetent to have guns? Joel - 22/12/2012 02:35:16 AM 1361 Views
Court rulings have determined that your Constitutional Rights can be restricted for felony/insanity *NM* HyogaRott - 23/12/2012 12:59:31 PM 677 Views
Activist judges should not make law. Joel - 23/12/2012 02:04:42 PM 1158 Views
I agree, but the courts have already ruled that way so we are stuck. *NM* HyogaRott - 26/12/2012 03:03:35 PM 653 Views
Then I guess we need the courts to rule gun owners need screening, training and licensing. Joel - 26/12/2012 03:46:05 PM 1134 Views
No, if you want to restrict the 2nd (or any other amendment) amend the Constitution HyogaRott - 26/12/2012 07:56:19 PM 1110 Views
I do not want to restrict the Second Amendment, only enact the regulations it explictly allows. Joel - 26/12/2012 08:50:09 PM 1192 Views
I disagree with your interpretation. The simple EXISTANCE of the BoR makes it binding on the states HyogaRott - 27/12/2012 03:46:17 PM 1133 Views
"Congress shall make no law..." restricts the STATES? How, exactly? Joel - 28/12/2012 03:03:19 PM 1109 Views
The 2nd amendment does not mention Congress in any way. There is that reading issue again. HyogaRott - 28/12/2012 10:02:41 PM 1081 Views
You said, "the Bill of Rights," not "the Second Amendment." Joel - 28/12/2012 11:10:00 PM 1127 Views
Copy-N-Paste, get over it. we are specifically discussing the 2nd amendment, not everything. HyogaRott - 29/12/2012 02:24:30 PM 1016 Views
Some semi-autos are easily modified for full auto fire, making the distinction one w/o a difference. Joel - 21/12/2012 10:53:59 PM 1208 Views
Correction: virtually all semi-automatics are easily convertable Isaac - 21/12/2012 11:23:35 PM 1146 Views
How many of the people I was complaining about would know that? Cannoli - 22/12/2012 12:48:59 AM 1135 Views
Some, possibly? I am ever the optimist Isaac - 22/12/2012 12:58:36 AM 1092 Views
I have seen nothing on turning a semi-auto BAR into a fully automatic one. Joel - 22/12/2012 01:11:12 AM 1093 Views
What's a BAR? In any event, link a diagram and I'll let you know Isaac - 22/12/2012 01:26:31 AM 1065 Views
Confusingly, there are two: The BAR you and I think of, and the "Browning BAR," a current semi-auto Joel - 22/12/2012 01:07:30 PM 1254 Views
Department of Redundancy Department gets to name a lot of stuff, like "Milky Way Galaxy" Isaac - 22/12/2012 05:01:45 PM 1346 Views
It only bothers me when people who know better speak of "the Glieseian solar system." Joel - 26/12/2012 05:33:34 PM 1207 Views
Both terms are pretty stuck now Isaac - 26/12/2012 10:48:38 PM 1285 Views
You realize that encourages rather than discourages my opposition to the usage, right? Joel - 27/12/2012 01:23:15 AM 1047 Views
Well I can't say it surprises Isaac - 27/12/2012 04:29:06 AM 1017 Views
No one expects the Online Inquisition! Joel - 27/12/2012 05:20:44 PM 1057 Views
I've enjoyed most reboots Isaac - 28/12/2012 01:06:05 AM 989 Views
Yes the media is using terms incorrectly but the point still stands. Roland00 - 22/12/2012 03:02:18 AM 1056 Views
Re: Yes the media is using terms incorrectly but the point still stands. MrFarstrider - 22/12/2012 04:12:30 AM 1103 Views
Yes people can always still kill each other, humans are very ingenuitive Roland00 - 22/12/2012 04:42:04 AM 1093 Views
I took a driving exam when I was 16, and have never been tested since, nor will I ever be. HyogaRott - 23/12/2012 01:17:05 PM 1263 Views
Never is a long time; just renewing a license requires retaking the eye exam most places. Joel - 23/12/2012 02:16:54 PM 1153 Views
Rather hard to do an eye exam online or through the mail. HyogaRott - 26/12/2012 03:08:06 PM 1234 Views
Yes, it is, which is why I have always had to go by DPS for a new license. Joel - 26/12/2012 03:50:04 PM 1082 Views
Tennessee and Florida pass them out like candy. For several years TN offered a no ID license HyogaRott - 26/12/2012 08:02:39 PM 1087 Views
I still find it odd they require no eye test, that either allows the blind drivers licenses. Joel - 26/12/2012 08:58:57 PM 1096 Views
Oh yeah, we have wandered off course *shrug* HyogaRott - 27/12/2012 03:55:55 PM 1256 Views
Voter registration while getting a drivers license is distinct from the ease of licensing. Joel - 28/12/2012 03:35:34 PM 1213 Views
Re: Voter registration while getting a drivers license is distinct from the ease of licensing. HyogaRott - 28/12/2012 10:14:32 PM 962 Views
If you can prove someone voted illegally, call the ACLU and claim your $1000. Joel - 28/12/2012 11:18:38 PM 1127 Views
puhleeze.... election fraud is a fact. Pick a state, ANY state, ANY election... HyogaRott - 29/12/2012 02:41:40 PM 1099 Views
umm... ironclad - 22/12/2012 12:41:31 PM 1000 Views
Clip size is meaningless, semi-autos and even revolvers can be reloaded VERY quickly. *NM* HyogaRott - 23/12/2012 01:20:59 PM 625 Views
1997 North Hollywood Shootout MrFarstrider - 22/12/2012 04:07:39 AM 1189 Views
typical NRA bullshit response moondog - 22/12/2012 04:53:40 AM 1121 Views
typical Moondog bullshit response HyogaRott - 23/12/2012 01:06:12 PM 1119 Views
of course! there is no connection between having a gun and shooting someone. got it moondog - 23/12/2012 02:33:18 PM 1019 Views
There is no corelation between decidng to kill someone and what tool you use. HyogaRott - 26/12/2012 03:11:08 PM 1067 Views
By that logic no one needs a gun for self-defense; a coffee mug is perfectly adequate. Joel - 26/12/2012 09:06:51 PM 1131 Views
I can kill you with my coffee mug... RESPECT THE MUG but I wouldn't, I might spill the coffee. HyogaRott - 27/12/2012 04:08:52 PM 999 Views
So you are saying you do not need a gun then? I will keep mine anyway, thanks. Joel - 28/12/2012 04:19:03 PM 1108 Views
You covered a bunch of different things, and completely misrepresentted what I wrote HyogaRott - 28/12/2012 10:28:24 PM 1134 Views
Home made explosives are pretty much always illegal; I did not want to overlook legal ones. Joel - 28/12/2012 11:44:19 PM 1328 Views
Re: Home made explosives are pretty much always illegal; I did not want to overlook legal ones. HyogaRott - 29/12/2012 03:31:01 PM 1092 Views
Laws against murder failed to prevent that, too; clearly they are ineffective and should be repealed Joel - 22/12/2012 06:02:24 AM 1271 Views
Such laws were never intended for prevention, they define actions that will be punished. *NM* HyogaRott - 23/12/2012 12:57:57 PM 678 Views
So do laws against getting a gun without screening, training and certification. Joel - 23/12/2012 02:01:32 PM 1099 Views
Then CHANGE the Constitution, don't ignore it. *NM* HyogaRott - 26/12/2012 03:12:11 PM 598 Views
I am not suggesting either changing or ignoring the Constitution. Joel - 26/12/2012 04:01:02 PM 1167 Views
Yes you are. HyogaRott - 26/12/2012 08:06:01 PM 998 Views
Learn logic, and stop needlessly trying to teach me grammar. Joel - 26/12/2012 08:55:25 PM 1148 Views
Lear to read, and I won't have to HyogaRott - 27/12/2012 04:28:59 PM 1222 Views
Ironically, you misspelled "learn." Joel - 28/12/2012 05:15:17 PM 1435 Views
I know, I thought about going back and fixing the typo, but thought it was funny so I left it. *NM* HyogaRott - 28/12/2012 10:34:06 PM 621 Views
I agree it is funny, but probably for different reasons. Joel - 28/12/2012 11:19:44 PM 1038 Views
2 commas or 4 makes no difference one is a 12D the other is a sentance. HyogaRott - 28/12/2012 10:55:31 PM 1066 Views
It makes a huge difference when (incorrectly) claiming to know the text. Joel - 28/12/2012 11:31:51 PM 1377 Views
and by REGULATED, the authors meeant "able to use it effectively" HyogaRott - 29/12/2012 03:47:57 PM 1138 Views
You are wrong. snoopcester - 22/12/2012 12:14:40 PM 1113 Views
That explains much; I read somewhere Brits are averse to it. Joel - 22/12/2012 01:17:15 PM 1097 Views
We're also averse to being wrong. snoopcester - 22/12/2012 02:53:49 PM 1136 Views
So you say... Joel - 22/12/2012 03:32:16 PM 1073 Views
guns r stpid *NM* Kuke - 23/12/2012 12:39:30 AM 767 Views
What bemuses me about this thing with Adam Lanza, is that his mother had 5 registered guns Helene - 23/12/2012 07:10:26 AM 1131 Views
She also had many knives, and blunt objecs around the house. Tools are only as good as the user HyogaRott - 23/12/2012 01:10:58 PM 1141 Views
So clearly she wasn't prepared enough... btw, do we know she was sleeping? Helene - 27/12/2012 10:52:03 AM 1081 Views
That she 1) was in bed, 2) had guns for self-defense and 3) was shot 4 times strongly suggests sleep Joel - 28/12/2012 11:49:20 PM 1203 Views
How doesn't it prove that owning guns doesn't make you safer Helene - 29/12/2012 06:54:34 AM 1066 Views
She was asleep with him in the house. Joel - 23/12/2012 02:24:47 PM 1151 Views
LOOK, look, there is another one... HyogaRott - 26/12/2012 03:13:45 PM 1085 Views
I find the absolutist ant/pro-gun positions equally dangerous and absurd. Joel - 26/12/2012 04:20:37 PM 1083 Views
So we should just *kinda* ignore the Constitution *this* time... But what about NEXT time... HyogaRott - 26/12/2012 08:08:12 PM 1090 Views
No, we should enact gun regulation the Constitution explicitly empowers. Joel - 26/12/2012 09:02:12 PM 1071 Views
Which would be... NONE. *NM* HyogaRott - 27/12/2012 04:31:53 PM 643 Views
"A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state...." Joel - 28/12/2012 05:14:49 PM 1074 Views
*see previous grammar lesson* *NM* HyogaRott - 28/12/2012 10:31:43 PM 598 Views
The instant it becomes relevant, I shall. Joel - 28/12/2012 11:45:01 PM 1249 Views
Your point being? Helene - 27/12/2012 10:47:29 AM 1053 Views
I am certain it would have been better, though not good, if she had been awake and shot him. Joel - 27/12/2012 02:16:13 PM 1132 Views
So the situation of Nancy and Adam shooting at each other Helene - 28/12/2012 07:44:12 AM 1153 Views
No, I believe they were both mentally incompetent to have guns; that does not mean EVERYONE is. Joel - 28/12/2012 02:19:51 PM 1096 Views
How do you know Nancy Lanza was mentally incompetent? Helene - 29/12/2012 07:06:40 AM 1105 Views
As a father, I would rather kill my own child than have him kill 26 other people. HyogaRott - 27/12/2012 04:35:02 PM 1016 Views
And as a father, you are somehow clairvoyant? Helene - 28/12/2012 07:43:08 AM 1056 Views
Nice flippant unthinking reply, you and moondog should get together. *NM* HyogaRott - 28/12/2012 04:55:14 PM 642 Views
How is my reply flippant? Your statement was unthinking, not mine. Helene - 29/12/2012 06:59:04 AM 1083 Views
YOU asked if it would have been better for her to kill her own child instead, I answered. HyogaRott - 29/12/2012 03:52:02 PM 1121 Views
I asked if a shoot out between mother and son had been better, not whether she should have killed Helene - 29/12/2012 08:54:09 PM 1055 Views
You make no sense. HyogaRott - 31/12/2012 06:07:50 PM 1108 Views
I make no sense to you because you probably just don't understand my point. Helene - 01/01/2013 08:09:11 AM 1186 Views
Maybe the heat death of the univers occurs before you finally have a cohearant thought HyogaRott - 01/01/2013 07:34:31 PM 1121 Views
You do realize that resorting to personal attacks reveal an inability to make sound arguments? *NM* Helene - 02/01/2013 06:01:33 PM 753 Views
That is not an ad hominem attack, and your prior post was not very logically coherent Isaac - 02/01/2013 08:59:16 PM 1230 Views
Instead of actually showing why my arguments would be incoherent or why I'm immature, he just said Helene - 05/01/2013 02:02:23 AM 1189 Views
He did not Isaac - 05/01/2013 01:39:40 PM 1536 Views
Facts are irrelevant when FUD is the order of the day. Macharius - 24/12/2012 04:34:18 PM 1059 Views
It irritates me too. *NM* Avendesora - 01/01/2013 01:55:05 PM 631 Views
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