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How 'genius' honor student Adam Lanza became masked killer
Daily Mail ^ | 12/15/12

Posted on 12/15/2012 8:45:53 AM PST by BunnySlippers

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To: Josephat
They all also used toilet paper.

Correlation does not equal causation.

Governments banning things, any things, always leads to bad results.

It's illegal to kill children. He did it anyway. He's dead.

Making more laws is feeding into the socialist, statist morass that will eventually drown you.

/johnny

181 posted on 12/15/2012 11:59:09 AM PST by JRandomFreeper (Gone Galt)
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To: DoughtyOne
Democrats from hunting states are headed into a buzz saw here.

Serious question. Did Obamugabe win a hunting state?

182 posted on 12/15/2012 11:59:17 AM PST by alrea
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To: BunnySlippers
before you even bother to waste more bandwidth on this, how about we lock up the evil, criminally insane, and leave the rest of the citizenry the hell alone ???

IOW, if someone is *too dangerous* to be in proximity of a firearm, or a gallon of gas or etc, then they shouldnt be sharing the sidewalk with me or my kids...

toddlers with guns dont go on murderous rampages, and no amount of emoting will end tragic/negligent deaths...

183 posted on 12/15/2012 11:59:36 AM PST by Gilbo_3 (Gov is not reason; not eloquent; its force.Like fire,a dangerous servant & master. George Washington)
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To: BCR #226

I can’t go near this. They may lock me up!


184 posted on 12/15/2012 12:00:18 PM PST by BunnySlippers (I LOVE BULL MARKETS . . .)
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To: Gilbo_3

Possibly. You brought it up.


185 posted on 12/15/2012 12:01:27 PM PST by BunnySlippers (I LOVE BULL MARKETS . . .)
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To: alrea

The Republicans won 24 states. I would suggest that more hunting states exist in the Republican camp, than do the Democrat camp. Once again though, any Democrat representing a hunting state is sticking his neck out here. And I think that gives us the edge.

As others have said, we should not be complacent. We need to push back hard here.

Ref: http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/


186 posted on 12/15/2012 12:03:52 PM PST by DoughtyOne (Hurricane Sandy..., a week later and over 60 million Americans still didn't have power.)
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To: BCR #226

I am a mother. I own guns.

If I had a kid who was psychotic I WOULD DEFINITELY consider keeping my guns from my crazy kid. She did not.

It would have saved her life and that of 20 others. So sad.


187 posted on 12/15/2012 12:05:11 PM PST by BunnySlippers (I LOVE BULL MARKETS . . .)
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To: PieterCasparzen
There is no way to predict who will commit crimes and prevent them from committing the crimes.

Prediction is a lot easier then prevention. As regards the "outbreak" of school shootings several common factors link the episodes.

The perpetrators are seen as loners who "don't fit in". They often adopt a "Goth" style of dress. They are the subject of ridicule from the "social" and "jock" cliques and tend to associate only with other "outcasts". They are secretive and spend an inordinate amount of time playing video games. They are often on the high end of the bell curve but avoid displaying their high intelligence. Most importantly, they are often receiving prescription psychoactive medication(s).

I believe the two most important characteristics are the video games which create a false reality and the psychoactive drugs which have serious side effects (deep depression, suicide, extreme anger). The increase in the number and severity of school shooting incidents correlates with the increasingly common use of powerful mood altering drugs. Not every child exposed to these drugs displays adverse symptoms and in many cases the symptoms only become apparent when the drugs are abruptly stopped and the child is left to cope with withdrawal cold turkey.

This needs further study before we allow politicians to stampede us into blaming inanimate objects for committing mass murder. Dumbing down our children is bad enough, now the new normal is doping them up.

Regards,
GtG

188 posted on 12/15/2012 12:06:26 PM PST by Gandalf_The_Gray (I live in my own little world, I like it 'cuz they know me here.)
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To: TwelveOfTwenty

“BTW, girls play many of these games and watch many of these movies too.”

Girls, unfortunately, are catching up fast. What about that crazed professor in Alabama? Probably murdered her brother in MA as well. Also, many incidents of truly shocking violence committed by adolescent girls (single perp, single victim)


189 posted on 12/15/2012 12:07:04 PM PST by Frank_2001
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To: BunnySlippers

Was he psychotic? I haven’t heard that.


190 posted on 12/15/2012 12:07:59 PM PST by bonfire
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To: BunnySlippers
Neither. But you have advocated for restricting my rights in a 'compromise' to try to preserve some of your rights.

/johnny

191 posted on 12/15/2012 12:08:36 PM PST by JRandomFreeper (Gone Galt)
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To: JRandomFreeper

all this emoting by our friend has me thinkin...did this evil nutjob shoot his mommy, or have they specified how she died ???


192 posted on 12/15/2012 12:08:36 PM PST by Gilbo_3 (Gov is not reason; not eloquent; its force.Like fire,a dangerous servant & master. George Washington)
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To: BunnySlippers

Sure, if they want to lose. I’m a gamer - does that mean I’m going around shooting up people?


193 posted on 12/15/2012 12:09:38 PM PST by JCBreckenridge (Texas is a state of mind. - John Steinbeck :))
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To: bonfire

If he wasn’t psychotic, was he crazy or dangerous? Which one of those would cause you to be more dead?

Shades of so called silly “hate crimes”.


194 posted on 12/15/2012 12:10:10 PM PST by BunnySlippers (I LOVE BULL MARKETS . . .)
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To: JCBreckenridge

No, silly.


195 posted on 12/15/2012 12:11:12 PM PST by BunnySlippers (I LOVE BULL MARKETS . . .)
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To: Gilbo_3

Yes, don’t you read?


196 posted on 12/15/2012 12:12:28 PM PST by BunnySlippers (Yes, they have. Don't you read?I LOVE BULL MARKETS . . .)
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To: BunnySlippers

As far as I know he had no history of being dangerous. No record. The only thing I’ve read is that his brother said he was autistic.


197 posted on 12/15/2012 12:12:34 PM PST by bonfire
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To: bonfire

Well, okay. Let’s go absurdist. Everyone, no matter how insane should have a gun.

Now we agree.


198 posted on 12/15/2012 12:15:56 PM PST by BunnySlippers (Yes, they have. Don't you read?I LOVE BULL MARKETS . . .)
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To: BunnySlippers; JRandomFreeper

Guys/gals, this was an interesting thread until you got into this petty flamewar. Please knock it off.


199 posted on 12/15/2012 12:18:22 PM PST by Admin Moderator
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To: BunnySlippers

You just said, ‘blame gamers’. That’s dumb. Blame mental illness, and I’m not even sure of that either - this was planned and premediated. There might be nothing wrong with the shooter other than being a psychopath.


200 posted on 12/15/2012 12:19:05 PM PST by JCBreckenridge (Texas is a state of mind. - John Steinbeck :))
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