Yet another mass shooting

[AllPurposeAtheist]

His own parents reported his very disturbing YouTube videos and he was investigated, and deemed a "nice" man by the authorities.

Rich kid, broken family, raised by nannies. To big to fail.

[stromboli]

The most disturbing thing to me is that parts of the media have managed to lay blame on the victims. Attacking feminism and the right of women to choose their sexual partners versus making themselves available and being virginal princesses. This whole thing shows how misogynistic our society still is.

[KUSA]

I blame the knives. Them God dammed fucking knives!

[stromboli]

I blame the knives. Them God dammed fucking knives!

Sshhhh....... Nobody gets my Cold Steel Trailmaster!

[KUSA]

I have one of those too. Mine's not evil though. I only use it for cuttin twigs and shit.

[PopeyesPappy]

Sshhhh....... Nobody gets my Cold Steel Trailmaster!

I always wanted a Trailmaster, but never got around to it. I do however have a Recon Scout, ATC, Mater hunter and a SRK.

Funny story. (For me anyway) A couple of weeks ago I gathered up all Mom's kitchen knives and carried them down to one of the local knife shops to have them sharpened. I parked right in front of a big banner hanging in front of the store advertising a Benchmade sale. The banner had a couple of knife silhouettes on it. When I got inside I asked the owner if it was bad that I recognized one of the silhouettes on the Benchmade sign as a Cold Steel Recon Scout? He laughed and said no, but he had been using the same banner a couple of times a year for several years and no one else had ever commented on the mistake.

Pictured below are a Recon Scout, Trailmaster, Kukri and an All Terrian Chopper (ATC). The ATC has been out of production for years, rare and a good one is worth more now than it was new.

[Solitary]

I think the first problem is the solid perception of Americans that everyone shooting around is just nuts, because you know, a fire arm is just like a tool like a knife or a car or a hammer...etc. The idea that it's only humans, but not the 'tool'. LOL.

You are correct! And all those tools can kill also, however it is hard to kill with a knife or hammer with a drive by.  With your kind of logic if everyone had a bazooka, atom bomb, flame thrower we would be safer. Guns make it very easy to kill, accidently or on purpose. It's not that we shouldn't have guns, but are we safer with every Tom Dick and dirty Harry having one? People kill, that's why they shouldn't have guns that make it unsafe for everyone, with or without a gun. I have a gun, but the odds of me actually needing it to protect myself are slim where I live, but of course if I did need it I would be glad I had it and was able to get to it in time. The town I came from, Joliet Illinois south of Chicago, I would have a conceal permit because of all the shootings and dangerous places there. It's true that Chicago has the toughest gun laws and most shootings, but the criminals buy their guns outside of Chicago. What is wrong with regulating sales everywhere? Even if one life is saved by it I think it is worth it.  Solitary

[Jesus]

My cousin attends UCSB (University of California - Santa Barbara) and is a freshmen. Definitely a terrible time. I'm attending UCI and we've been holding processions to shoulder some of the burden.

[PopeyesPappy]

With your kind of logic if everyone had a bazooka, atom bomb, flame thrower we would be safer.

argumentum ad absurdum

[AllPurposeAtheist]

Ok, fuck everyone! You'll have to pry this out of my cold dead hands because if you ban these only outlaw coffee drinkers will have em!


Look, this primarily is about common sense, a phrase that ought to be banned, but ya think perhaps crazy bastards ought to not have guns? Sure, some people who are diagnosed with minor depression might not be able to buy an AK47 but tough shit. If you've threatended to kill innocent people I'm sorry, you don't need a fucking gun. You need 3 hots and a cot.

[PringleTree]

I don't understand why his family didn't help him get the professional treatment he so obviously needed?

According to Reason.com, he started seeing a therapist at age eight and visited a therapist almost every day as a high school student.  By the time of the shooting, he had had multiple therapists.

Also, CNN reports that Rodgers did not come from a well-to-do family.  He drove a BMW and wore nice clothes, but this was all in an attempt to appear wealthy.  Although his parents worked in the film industry, his mother's job only paid 40k a year and his father was deeply in debt. 

[Mermaid]

The most disturbing thing to me is that parts of the media have managed to lay blame on the victims. Attacking feminism and the right of women to choose their sexual partners versus making themselves available and being virginal princesses. This whole thing shows how misogynistic our society still is.

The most disturbing thing to me is that not just the media are blaming the women, but so many of the men who are commenting on the articles are blaming them as well.

[baronvonrort]

In Australia health care professionals can decide if you are fit enough to hold a firearm licence, we do not allow people with mental health issues to hold a firearm licence.

Check this link out-
www.police.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0016/131155/S79_Notification_FACT_Sheet_-_March_2013.pdf

[KUSA]

Only someone insane would want a mentally ill person to have a firearm. The only concern I have about it is it would be easy to label everyone as having a mental issue. Who doesn't have an occasional feeling of depression or some other emotion? It is normal. It's when people have no control of it that they need to be considered mentally ill.

[Savior2006]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPFcspwbrq8&bpctr=1401516107