Buying a rifle for your 14 years old son isn't really a good idea

[HappySqurriel]

sapphi_snake said:

HappySqurriel said:

It seems like an incident like this seems to gain national (and international) attention about once a year, and (almost) always it is far more complicated than the initial knee-jerk reactions make it out to be ...

I suspect by the time this is over far more people will be asking "Why didn't anyone do anything when there were so many obvious signs?" than "Why did a 14 year old have a gun?"

Wouldn't the more logical thing to say be: "Why did they give him a gun when there were so many obvious signs?"

This story is yet again another reason why people shouldn't be allowed to own guns without passing a psychological exam.

 

OT: Take that gun ho Americans!

I'm not convinced that psych-tests would actually make a significant difference in reality ...

Between how difficult/complicated it can be to detect emotional problems and individuals who will create "10 minute psych-tests" and rubber stamp forms so people can buy guns it is highly unlikely that a significant number of people would be prevented from owning guns based on emotional problems.

Beyond this, I wasn't (necessarily) implying that the child had a mental condition ... I'm not making an accusation, but it is possible that he was abused and "snapped" or that he was being manipulated by someone else to do this.