terrorist attacks throughout America

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that's a case of blaming the parent, no? his dad literally gave him back his arsenal

yes and no? I mean, the laws about what happens when you're not allowed to possess guns are really scattershot and unenforceable where they do exist. from what I heard on the radio today, the police basically rely on family members in cases like that and there's no follow-through

as far as I can tell, when his kid moved to a different state he just gave him the guns. there's likely no legal basis for the dad to be required to keep them, and maybe even no penalty for him handing off guns to someone not legally allowed to possess them

mh, Tuesday, 24 April 2018 18:10 (six years ago) link

i read one story where something was said along the lines of the dad had previously taken the guns from him awhile back when he was having issues, but gave them back when he was acting normal. this i actually don't think is necessarily a symptom of individual stupidity (though it kind of is) but also of america's weird relationship w/guns. this dad was treating them like toys that he took away when his kid was acting up.

omar little, Tuesday, 24 April 2018 18:17 (six years ago) link

the nra's current line is that they support the law's ability to take your guns, but only if the criteria is met for involuntary commitment for psych problems

which is an incredibly high bar

mh, Tuesday, 24 April 2018 18:22 (six years ago) link

lotta people trying valiantly to make jokes about or say they knew he was unstable all along, but kanye boosting the lowest-rent right wing mentaloids available just really sucks and i hate it

kanye's never exactly been known for his mental stability

frogbs, Tuesday, 24 April 2018 18:28 (six years ago) link

The lines between "serial killer" and "mass murderer" are clear; the lines between "mass murderer" and "terrorist" are not clear. I have very little problem calling some mass murdering schmuck with a private agenda a "terrorist" and the law as written (generally speaking) doesn't either -- as enforced, it does, which is bullshit.

Three Word Username, Tuesday, 24 April 2018 18:46 (six years ago) link


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