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Crime scene tape surrounds the home of Nancy Lanza, Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2012, in Newtown, Conn. Nancy Lanza was killed by her son Adam Lanza before he forced his way into Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown Friday and opened fire, killing many others, including 20 children. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)

What will the NRA say?

BY Dave Ross  on December 19, 2012 @ 7:40 am (Updated: 7:56 am - 12/19/12 )

Yet another detail about the Newtown gunman is now in question.

Fox News last night quoted the son of a local pastor saying, "Adam Lanza may have snapped after learning his mother wanted to send him to a psychiatric facility."

But then the NY Daily News quoted the pastor himself as saying his son's statement was hearsay and shouldn't be used.

So this story continues to be all over the place. This scramble for some explanation to cling to is distracting from what we DO know for sure, which is that Adam Lanza's mother kept a military weapon at home that he used to kill 26 innocent people.

And the mom obviously never dreamed such a thing could happen -- because no one believes this of their own child, and if they did, they would make sure such a weapon never got into the house.

We also know that whatever his motive was, his access to a military weapon turned a family crisis into a national tragedy.

Which means there's a pretty clear choice if we decide as a nation to do something: either you control the weapons or the people who own and possess them.

We're told the NRA will finally speak on Friday. I hope they address the question of what we have a right to expect of people who own weapons. The NRA's Eddie Eagle program tells kids what to do if they find a gun in Mommy or Daddy's closet, "There's a gun up here I heard Josh say," the cartoon voice sings. "That's when I knew this was no place to play."

It's reassuring to think that kids will do the right thing and go dancing to their parents when they find a gun in the closet. But someone needs to ask why any parent would leave that weapon unsecured in the first place.

Dave Ross, KIRO Radio Talk Show Host
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  • WashingtonCitizen wrote...
    Well Messiah.......
    December 19, 2012 2:13 pm
    First I would like to hear your story on why you are so anti-gun. You are always posting anti on any article about guns. Please make it short! I don't give a rats butt about terrorists at Gitmo. They are not US citizens and all US citizens have rights "endowed by their creator" as per the US Constitution whether or not one believes in a creator. Using your words, MOST people who are not hunters, shooting sports enthusiasts, or don't own a firearm for personal defense are nitwits when it comes to guns. As for Obama and his anti-gun agenda? Well lets see..........he chose Biden to be his running mate. Biden who wrote the 1994 gun ban by looking in a gun digest catalog and picking out the most scary looking guns to be banned. Black and plastic.....got banned.....same gun with a wood stock.....ok. Talking about the Ruger Mini 14. Go ahead; look it up. Same rifle; different color. Biden is a nitwit. Then there is vote after vote from Obama in Illinois where he consistently voted anti-gun. Just because Obama says he supports the 2nd Ammend doesn't make it so. He also said he would cut spending among other things and we didn't see that in his first term. Obama didn't try to pass anti-gun legislation in his first term because it would have been political suicide. The Sept 1994 ban had drastic effects to the Dems that following November. Clinton was lucky it wasn't a presidential year. So there is your answer.
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  • It's me! Ha ha! wrote...
    Why are these LWNJ anti Gun? Anti American?
    December 19, 2012 3:48 pm
    Who knows? I doubt they could give a real reason. Somewhere along the line, they heard some Liberal paint guns in a bad light. Just like Bite Me and his anti gun tirades! Over the years it evolved into "Doing something ism" Liberals do not have to lift a finger. All they have to do is fall in line and do and say what the Obama tells them and they feel they have done something. They feel good by doing nothing! Or they are programmed to attack Americans and anyone else who speaks against their programmed way of life!
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  • Paul Stewart II wrote...
    Not an "either / or" choice
    December 20, 2012 10:05 am
    You talk about the "controling" the weapons or the people. This is a false dicotomy. You need to MANAGE both. You cannot control them. And you can't solve a lethal equation by working only one side or the other. What is needed is a multiple point, smart, focused and practical set of principles. To manage who gets arms, what arms can be gotten. And what conditions apply to those who have them, in terms of training, care taking, safety and use. This is not rocket science, it is not religion, it is practical Civilization 101 for Dummies guys.
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  • Ricoli wrote...
    Joe Biden
    December 22, 2012 5:19 pm
    Can this fool stay sober long enough to do anything meaningful? I really doubt it.
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