Omaha Shootings: Selfish Act of a Bastard

[Moonbear]

Teenage years are tumultous, but without good support (of a loving home, family or friends), some end up on a downward spiral.

The issue isn't one of banning guns, but rather how members of a society/family treat one another, and in some cases such as this, how mentally ill people can get proper treatment.

If he had threatened to kill someone in the past, and was institutionalized for treatment, he didn't "just snap." Knowing he had just broken up with a girlfriend and lost a job, his family should have been keeping a VERY close eye on him...those things can be tough enough for an otherwise well-adjusted teen to cope with if they happen back-to-back (or even could have been related), and for one with a history of serious mental illness, giant red flags should have been popping up everywhere!

 

[Astronuc]

If he had threatened to kill someone in the past, and was institutionalized for treatment, he didn't "just snap." Knowing he had just broken up with a girlfriend and lost a job, his family should have been keeping a VERY close eye on him...those things can be tough enough for an otherwise well-adjusted teen to cope with if they happen back-to-back (or even could have been related), and for one with a history of serious mental illness, giant red flags should have been popping up everywhere!

Apparently, his family through him out - discarded him. He was staying with another family.

Clearly there were red flags, but nobody dealt with it effectively, if at all.

He snapped in the sense, that before the event, he had not acted on the impulse to kill others. He clearly tipped over the edge.

Some/many teenagers have a nihilistic phase, but most don't act out and kill.

 

[Wagon Master]

It seems a couple of my comments to this thread have vanished. Any ideas?

 

[Moonbear]

It seems a couple of my comments to this thread have vanished. Any ideas?

The thread got off-topic, so to get things back on track, the sidetrack was deleted. No fault of yours.

 

[Holocene]

Banning guns is most certainly NOT the answer!

Every person should own and know how to properly use a gun! Just one man with a gun could have killed that crazy man before he killed another 7 or 8 people.

What if you find yourself in a situation where someone in breaking into your home? What are you going to do, call the cops? The cops will be en route and in the meantime you could be getting robbed, beaten, raped, and killed.

You cannot expect the police or your government to always be there for you. Your safety is YOUR responsibility.

Banning guns simply gives criminals a major advantage, because they will be the only ones who HAVE guns, and the means to harm you without the possibility of you defending yourself!

I honestly cannot even begin to fathom the mentality of people who want to ban guns.