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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 1684 Views
You don't hunt by walking into a classroom and shooting 20 deer TheCrownless - 21/12/2012 05:56:16 PM 1105 Views
You're actually not right on that one Isaac - 21/12/2012 07:49:53 PM 1040 Views
That wasn't the point I was making TheCrownless - 21/12/2012 09:49:40 PM 975 Views
You should probably clarify it then Isaac - 21/12/2012 10:47:26 PM 1137 Views
His post was perfectly clear. Yours seemed like a response to an entirely different post. Narg - 21/12/2012 10:53:39 PM 1301 Views
Explain that remark, it is not obvious to me *NM* Isaac - 21/12/2012 11:00:10 PM 579 Views
I think TheCrownless - 21/12/2012 11:13:34 PM 970 Views
Thats' easy, there is simply no such thing as a 'hunting rifle' Isaac - 21/12/2012 11:17:41 PM 985 Views
I'd say the expert gunsmith TheCrownless - 21/12/2012 11:28:02 PM 1044 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 975 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 1007 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 1055 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 1167 Views
So much for serious conversation Isaac - 22/12/2012 05:09:08 PM 982 Views
Oh I'm certainly bowing out TheCrownless - 22/12/2012 06:07:11 PM 989 Views
I thought I was being perfectly clear. TheCrownless - 21/12/2012 10:57:35 PM 998 Views
Re: I thought I was being perfectly clear. Isaac - 21/12/2012 11:25:04 PM 1046 Views
Oh I wasn't commenting on the standard of people here TheCrownless - 21/12/2012 11:29:36 PM 983 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 1005 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 953 Views
I can't think of a better reason than self defense Isaac - 21/12/2012 10:33:26 PM 1021 Views
He is right about Australia TheCrownless - 21/12/2012 10:46:27 PM 982 Views
No kidding Isaac - 21/12/2012 10:59:28 PM 986 Views
If you knew all that TheCrownless - 21/12/2012 11:02:38 PM 1028 Views
Because I used wiki of course Isaac - 21/12/2012 11:21:25 PM 1055 Views
He said ""self defense" is not a valid excuse to own a lethal weapon" TheCrownless - 21/12/2012 11:34:59 PM 932 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 1040 Views
The difference between allowing someone to defend themselves with a gun they have TheCrownless - 22/12/2012 01:09:40 AM 975 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 1001 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 1068 Views
A wood chipper isn't a gun, and evidence without proof isn't evidence Isaac - 22/12/2012 06:10:34 PM 977 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 690 Views
Same thing, don't split hairs *NM* Isaac - 23/12/2012 12:43:44 AM 653 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 975 Views
My read is that the 2nd Amendment not only allows, but mandates, cop-killer bullets. Cannoli - 22/12/2012 12:45:04 AM 1035 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 1204 Views
Court rulings have determined that your Constitutional Rights can be restricted for felony/insanity *NM* HyogaRott - 23/12/2012 12:59:31 PM 608 Views
Activist judges should not make law. Joel - 23/12/2012 02:04:42 PM 1002 Views
I agree, but the courts have already ruled that way so we are stuck. *NM* HyogaRott - 26/12/2012 03:03:35 PM 580 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 986 Views
No, if you want to restrict the 2nd (or any other amendment) amend the Constitution HyogaRott - 26/12/2012 07:56:19 PM 959 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 1044 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 990 Views
"Congress shall make no law..." restricts the STATES? How, exactly? Joel - 28/12/2012 03:03:19 PM 953 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 907 Views
You said, "the Bill of Rights," not "the Second Amendment." Joel - 28/12/2012 11:10:00 PM 961 Views
Copy-N-Paste, get over it. we are specifically discussing the 2nd amendment, not everything. HyogaRott - 29/12/2012 02:24:30 PM 894 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 1063 Views
Correction: virtually all semi-automatics are easily convertable Isaac - 21/12/2012 11:23:35 PM 1006 Views
How many of the people I was complaining about would know that? Cannoli - 22/12/2012 12:48:59 AM 985 Views
Some, possibly? I am ever the optimist Isaac - 22/12/2012 12:58:36 AM 953 Views
I have seen nothing on turning a semi-auto BAR into a fully automatic one. Joel - 22/12/2012 01:11:12 AM 917 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 908 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 1063 Views
Department of Redundancy Department gets to name a lot of stuff, like "Milky Way Galaxy" Isaac - 22/12/2012 05:01:45 PM 1184 Views
It only bothers me when people who know better speak of "the Glieseian solar system." Joel - 26/12/2012 05:33:34 PM 1074 Views
Both terms are pretty stuck now Isaac - 26/12/2012 10:48:38 PM 1147 Views
You realize that encourages rather than discourages my opposition to the usage, right? Joel - 27/12/2012 01:23:15 AM 896 Views
Well I can't say it surprises Isaac - 27/12/2012 04:29:06 AM 876 Views
No one expects the Online Inquisition! Joel - 27/12/2012 05:20:44 PM 886 Views
I've enjoyed most reboots Isaac - 28/12/2012 01:06:05 AM 817 Views
Yes the media is using terms incorrectly but the point still stands. Roland00 - 22/12/2012 03:02:18 AM 915 Views
Re: Yes the media is using terms incorrectly but the point still stands. MrFarstrider - 22/12/2012 04:12:30 AM 968 Views
Yes people can always still kill each other, humans are very ingenuitive Roland00 - 22/12/2012 04:42:04 AM 957 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 1102 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 1006 Views
Rather hard to do an eye exam online or through the mail. HyogaRott - 26/12/2012 03:08:06 PM 1097 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 939 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 936 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 964 Views
Oh yeah, we have wandered off course *shrug* HyogaRott - 27/12/2012 03:55:55 PM 1072 Views
Voter registration while getting a drivers license is distinct from the ease of licensing. Joel - 28/12/2012 03:35:34 PM 1040 Views
Re: Voter registration while getting a drivers license is distinct from the ease of licensing. HyogaRott - 28/12/2012 10:14:32 PM 831 Views
If you can prove someone voted illegally, call the ACLU and claim your $1000. Joel - 28/12/2012 11:18:38 PM 995 Views
puhleeze.... election fraud is a fact. Pick a state, ANY state, ANY election... HyogaRott - 29/12/2012 02:41:40 PM 963 Views
umm... ironclad - 22/12/2012 12:41:31 PM 872 Views
Clip size is meaningless, semi-autos and even revolvers can be reloaded VERY quickly. *NM* HyogaRott - 23/12/2012 01:20:59 PM 573 Views
1997 North Hollywood Shootout MrFarstrider - 22/12/2012 04:07:39 AM 1057 Views
typical NRA bullshit response moondog - 22/12/2012 04:53:40 AM 996 Views
typical Moondog bullshit response HyogaRott - 23/12/2012 01:06:12 PM 999 Views
of course! there is no connection between having a gun and shooting someone. got it moondog - 23/12/2012 02:33:18 PM 891 Views
There is no corelation between decidng to kill someone and what tool you use. HyogaRott - 26/12/2012 03:11:08 PM 941 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 995 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 849 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 953 Views
You covered a bunch of different things, and completely misrepresentted what I wrote HyogaRott - 28/12/2012 10:28:24 PM 991 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 1173 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 919 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 1115 Views
Such laws were never intended for prevention, they define actions that will be punished. *NM* HyogaRott - 23/12/2012 12:57:57 PM 612 Views
So do laws against getting a gun without screening, training and certification. Joel - 23/12/2012 02:01:32 PM 923 Views
Then CHANGE the Constitution, don't ignore it. *NM* HyogaRott - 26/12/2012 03:12:11 PM 531 Views
I am not suggesting either changing or ignoring the Constitution. Joel - 26/12/2012 04:01:02 PM 1034 Views
Yes you are. HyogaRott - 26/12/2012 08:06:01 PM 862 Views
Learn logic, and stop needlessly trying to teach me grammar. Joel - 26/12/2012 08:55:25 PM 1005 Views
Lear to read, and I won't have to HyogaRott - 27/12/2012 04:28:59 PM 1048 Views
Ironically, you misspelled "learn." Joel - 28/12/2012 05:15:17 PM 1279 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 571 Views
I agree it is funny, but probably for different reasons. Joel - 28/12/2012 11:19:44 PM 885 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 932 Views
It makes a huge difference when (incorrectly) claiming to know the text. Joel - 28/12/2012 11:31:51 PM 1241 Views
and by REGULATED, the authors meeant "able to use it effectively" HyogaRott - 29/12/2012 03:47:57 PM 1001 Views
You are wrong. snoopcester - 22/12/2012 12:14:40 PM 1005 Views
That explains much; I read somewhere Brits are averse to it. Joel - 22/12/2012 01:17:15 PM 960 Views
We're also averse to being wrong. snoopcester - 22/12/2012 02:53:49 PM 1010 Views
So you say... Joel - 22/12/2012 03:32:16 PM 929 Views
guns r stpid *NM* Kuke - 23/12/2012 12:39:30 AM 696 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 1000 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 1013 Views
So clearly she wasn't prepared enough... btw, do we know she was sleeping? Helene - 27/12/2012 10:52:03 AM 943 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 1061 Views
How doesn't it prove that owning guns doesn't make you safer Helene - 29/12/2012 06:54:34 AM 944 Views
She was asleep with him in the house. Joel - 23/12/2012 02:24:47 PM 1018 Views
LOOK, look, there is another one... HyogaRott - 26/12/2012 03:13:45 PM 932 Views
I find the absolutist ant/pro-gun positions equally dangerous and absurd. Joel - 26/12/2012 04:20:37 PM 937 Views
So we should just *kinda* ignore the Constitution *this* time... But what about NEXT time... HyogaRott - 26/12/2012 08:08:12 PM 912 Views
No, we should enact gun regulation the Constitution explicitly empowers. Joel - 26/12/2012 09:02:12 PM 916 Views
Which would be... NONE. *NM* HyogaRott - 27/12/2012 04:31:53 PM 573 Views
"A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state...." Joel - 28/12/2012 05:14:49 PM 915 Views
*see previous grammar lesson* *NM* HyogaRott - 28/12/2012 10:31:43 PM 536 Views
The instant it becomes relevant, I shall. Joel - 28/12/2012 11:45:01 PM 1117 Views
Your point being? Helene - 27/12/2012 10:47:29 AM 918 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 1012 Views
So the situation of Nancy and Adam shooting at each other Helene - 28/12/2012 07:44:12 AM 1025 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 948 Views
How do you know Nancy Lanza was mentally incompetent? Helene - 29/12/2012 07:06:40 AM 964 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 855 Views
And as a father, you are somehow clairvoyant? Helene - 28/12/2012 07:43:08 AM 917 Views
Nice flippant unthinking reply, you and moondog should get together. *NM* HyogaRott - 28/12/2012 04:55:14 PM 583 Views
How is my reply flippant? Your statement was unthinking, not mine. Helene - 29/12/2012 06:59:04 AM 950 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 986 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 908 Views
You make no sense. HyogaRott - 31/12/2012 06:07:50 PM 980 Views
I make no sense to you because you probably just don't understand my point. Helene - 01/01/2013 08:09:11 AM 1057 Views
Maybe the heat death of the univers occurs before you finally have a cohearant thought HyogaRott - 01/01/2013 07:34:31 PM 973 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 656 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 1043 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 1053 Views
He did not Isaac - 05/01/2013 01:39:40 PM 1365 Views
Facts are irrelevant when FUD is the order of the day. Macharius - 24/12/2012 04:34:18 PM 912 Views
It irritates me too. *NM* Avendesora - 01/01/2013 01:55:05 PM 566 Views
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