As I mentioned, it is certainly possible to use 20-20 hindsight to revisit the whole story about Lanza. I think it is logical to believe that his mother wasn't suicidal, and pretty much any law enforcement agency or even his psychiatrist or GP would have taken action if they knew his intent and plans.
At the time of the incident there was speculation that Lanza decoded the combination of the safe by trial and error. Some kinds of people with mental illness have the patience to repeat procedures many, many times more than is typical for people without that kind of illness.
So perhaps all firearms safes should require 8 or 10 digits instead of 4.
Blaming his first victim seems a bit heartless. I tend to blame the person who commits the crimes, and if you want to assign blame elsewhere assign it to the professionals who failed to properly treat or confine Lanza.
“Blaming his first victim seems a bit heartless. I tend to blame the person who commits the crimes, and if you want to assign blame elsewhere assign it to the professionals who failed to properly treat or confine Lanza.”
Honestly I don’t know if there were warning signs or not, but if there were and she ignored them then IMO she bears some blame for the tragedy.
BTW, I’m not heartless, but if I ever need a cardiac operation they’ll have to find a geologist and a micro-surgeon. :-)