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In reply to the discussion: Critical detail about the navy yard shooting. [View all]MH1
(17,600 posts)13. He had a history of incidents with guns and was ok to buy a shotgun in VA
http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2013/09/17/victims-named-in-dc-navy-yard-shooting
I'm not a fan of shooter type video games, but I think the gun accessibility - for someone with a history of violence - is a far bigger issue.
If he'd been delayed in getting the gun at that time, who knows, maybe he would have received effective treatment or some how else turned away, before he succeeded in obtaining a gun and killing a dozen random people. Maybe he would have ended up killing eventually anyway, but THIS spree might have been avoided. The innocent people going about their daily lives deserve that chance of averting tragedy.
I'm not a fan of shooter type video games, but I think the gun accessibility - for someone with a history of violence - is a far bigger issue.
If he'd been delayed in getting the gun at that time, who knows, maybe he would have received effective treatment or some how else turned away, before he succeeded in obtaining a gun and killing a dozen random people. Maybe he would have ended up killing eventually anyway, but THIS spree might have been avoided. The innocent people going about their daily lives deserve that chance of averting tragedy.
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sufrommich
Sep 2013
#20
screencap it Sid, i think this is the first time nostradumus admitted to being wrong on something!
dionysus
Sep 2013
#21
So, good question: Why indeed is there so much rape and/or disrespect towards women
Ghost Dog
Sep 2013
#32