A Random Act of Terror
It's still not his mom's fault.
That lock box is the equivalent of stricter gun control.
It might stop a kid who understands rules and obeys them from breaking into them, but what's to say she had them in a safe, he grabs a knife or something, kills her, then breaks into the safe.
It's genuinely his fault. He may have been bullied (or whatever, I don't know) or whatever, but they were his actions.
Then again, I don't have all the info, and the first and last statement are based purely on my knowledge of how things went down (which appears to keep changing faster than I change my underwear...)
The safe's I've seen--no one's breaking into without damaging the guns themselves. Now, a gun
cabinet on the other hand--yeah, that's not much deterrent...but even a locked drawer (say, where the amo is kept) would have taken some time for him to get into....he would have at least had to start the night before....but w/e---this broke down at at least two places---first, he murdered his mother and got full access to her weapons and ammunition--second--they let him into the school. Sandy Hook Elem. -just like my daughter's school has a locking mechanism on the door such that you have to be "buzzed in" to gain entry.
I can't think of any way to prevent people with plausible reasons from entering the school--what if he said he was looking for his Mom--who evidently substituted there---with an emergency message?
Things like this can't be utterly avoided...therefore, imho (or NOT so humble opinion) it's better instead of trying to avoid--to try to be able to take head on....but this has gone on long enough. I'd much rather smeb and try not to think of this for a while...it's been eating at me all day....and I can't imagine it won't be eating at me tomorrow--and I really need to focus on handling my daughter's reaction in as healthy a manner as possible...she's quite sensitive-and the same age as some of the victims.
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