[Default] Thus spake Mack A. Damia >:

>On Sun, 10 Oct 2010 17:16:09 -0700, John Smith
> wrote:
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>>On 10/10/2010 4:45 PM, Mack A. Damia wrote:
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>>> ...
>>> Guns don't kill. School children do.
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>>Actually, too bad that statement is false ... otherwise we could forget
>>about child abductions! But hey, it is something to work towards!
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>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbine_High_School
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"Brown's mother had filed numerous complaints with the Jefferson
County Sheriff's office about Eric Harris, believing him to be
dangerous. The website was filled with death threats towards Brooks,
and Dylan knew that if Brooks had the address, it would make its way
to his mother and possibly result in problems for Harris. Indeed,
Brooks Brown's parents contacted the Jefferson County Sheriff's
Office, and investigator Michael Guerra was notified of the site"


Looks like someone missed a bunch of warning signs. These kids were
dangerous long before this occured. Intervention would have helped
more than gun control. Stopping the criminal while he is still a
potential criminal works a lot better, because someone who is
determined will do it.


"With instructions from the Internet, they also built 99 improvised
explosive devices of various designs and sizes. They also sawed the
barrels and butts off their shotguns in order to make them easier to
conceal.[4] The two perpetrators committed numerous felony violations
of state and federal law, including the National Firearms Act and the
Gun Control Act of 1968, even before the massacre began."


Sounds like we should also control information from the net. You
won't see this thing in China, for instance.


"At Columbine, the pair met near Harris's car and armed two 20 pound
(9 kg) propane bombs before entering the cafeteria a few minutes
before the A lunch shift began and placed the duffel bags carrying the
bombs inside. Each bomb was set to explode at approximately 11:17
a.m."

Propane control was clearly needed. Oh, a 20 lb propane tank is about
18 inches in diameter and 28 or so inches tall and weighs about 30
pounds total (the tank is quite stout). How they were missed is
beyone me. Oh, and they give a pretty solid "thunk" when they are set
down on a solid surface.

So, gun control isn't the real issue. Identifying and treating the
mental disorders would have prevented the massacre.
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