Fox news report of Adam Lanza

[sniper7]

They are reporting right now his mother volunteered at sandy hook with the younger children. Apparently she was filing with the court to have him put in a psychiatric institution against his will. In his outrage he killed his mother and the children who she helped and eventually himself.

More proof our system needs serious help. When a persons own mother is telling the state he needs to be admitted and it gets hung up in the system, this is the result. Same with James Holmes....he was even seeking help himself, his family knew he had issues, maybe not to the extent that he did...but they knew.

[Kraven251]

And this is what we need to be focusing on, this is what needs to be shouted from the rooftops, what needs to be pressed at every session of Congress where they want to discuss control or bans, State and Federal.

[Geology Rocks]

Why talk about the real issues? That doesnt get you reelected or make you the hero to the public.

[SuperiorDG]

There needs to be a national hotline one can call.

[sellersm]

Who would answer the call? What would they do?

It's not about helping & preventing, we all know that. It's about pushing their agendas... If they really cared, things would be different. Period.

[sellersm]

And for the record, I know all about the broken system. Out of respect for those involved in my family, I won't go into details, but I've dealt with stuff first hand...

[Kraven251]

The wife is a social worker, she was livid when the mental health issue emerged. The 3 day revolving door at the last hospital she worked at was awful. Until a person said they were going to hurt themselves or others, they couldn't hold them, and the hospital just wanted to get the bed open. It was scary.

[colorider]

So she knew the kid was crazy. Crazy enough she was going to have him commited against his will. So why the fuck did she have guns around that he could access?!! WTF is wrong with people.

[TFOGGER]

So she knew the kid was crazy. Crazy enough she was going to have him commited against his will. So why the fuck did she have guns around that he could access?!! WTF is wrong with people.

We don't know how the weapons were stored. It is quite possible she thought they were secured, but this "highly intelligent" whackjob figured out how to circumvent those measures. Not going to indict her until more facts are available.

[Brock Landers]

So she knew the kid was crazy. Crazy enough she was going to have him commited against his will. So why the fuck did she have guns around that he could access?!! WTF is wrong with people.

Totally agree. Completely mind boggling and totally negligent that she would not take extreme care to keep these weapons out of his hands if this is the case. This tragedy should have been totally preventable.

[Brock Landers]

So she knew the kid was crazy. Crazy enough she was going to have him commited against his will. So why the fuck did she have guns around that he could access?!! WTF is wrong with people.

Totally agree. Completely mind boggling and totally negligent that she would not take extreme care to keep these weapons out of his hands if this is the case. This tragedy should have been totally preventable.

[Ronin13]

They were talking about on some news thing I heard today, that she had dedicated her life to caring for her son, due to some issues, and that's why he lived with her still... My question is, why in Zues' butthole didn't she have her guns kept in a safe if he had problems? If she spent her life helping her son, why did she have such easy access to her firearms? Sounds to me like she made some bad decisions in her parenting and firearms safety.

[sniper7]

It hasn't been reported where the guns were at. It is possible she had them secured but maybe he figured out the combo and never told her. Your kids know you better than you think. they are smarter with technology, they can work their way around or figure out passwords, they can guess dates you might use for your combo. you never know. I'll hold judgement on her storage practices until the details emerge.

[SuperiorDG]

It hasn't been reported where the guns were at. It is possible she had them secured but maybe he figured out the combo and never told her. Your kids know you better than you think. they are smarter with technology, they can work their way around or figure out passwords, they can guess dates you might use for your combo. you never know. I'll hold judgement on her storage practices until the details emerge.

Remove firing pin, he would not know until he pulled the trigger.

[jerrymrc]

There was a time in this country when we had hospitals. One could walk up and say "I have a problem" and they would take you in. I knew more than a few of my friends back in the 70's that did just that.

[Ronin13]

There was a time in this country when we had hospitals. One could walk up and say "I have a problem" and they would take you in. I knew more than a few of my friends back in the 70's that did just that.
Yeah, and the ACLU and their BS is among those to thank for that...

[Zundfolge]

On a side note, is it my imagination or is the media trying to "Treyvon" Adam Lanza?

They keep showing us what looks like old photos of a young, fresh faced Adam all innocent looking ... trying to make him out to be the victim?

Or did he actually look like a 13 year old at 20?

[Aloha_Shooter]

On a side note, is it my imagination or is the media trying to "Treyvon" Adam Lanza? They keep showing us what looks like old photos of a young, fresh faced Adam all innocent looking ... trying to make him out to be the victim? Or did he actually look like a 13 year old at 20? Well, they wanted to show Trayvon as young and innocent so they used the old pictures. I don't think they want to paint Adam as innocent (frankly, the released pictures make him look like an obvious whacko to me) but they DO want to lay as much blame as possible on the guns rather than the individual.

[Goodburbon]

Another very large problem we have is quantifying how many shootings are prevented with current laws and preventative measures. Because the shootings never happen.