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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]School shootings have become so frequent that they are usually just a blip in the news. This one is different and has so much stuff to assess.

There are videos of the kid from youth to recent backyard bomb making, social media posts of his parents, stories from kids who stayed home in anticipation of violence, teacher observations (ammo search, really graphic note that contained violent imagery and plea for help) long interaction with school officials on the day of, multiple meetings with parents, multiple examples of really awful parenting, multiple decision points by adults with a series of options not taken, parents on the lam, etc. It's A LOT.

[b]Changing gun laws is a non-starter,[/b] but it seems like there could be some useful lessons to take away from this tragedy. I guarantee schools everywhere are going to re-examine how they handle situations like this. That offers the possibility not just of preventing a future shooting but also helping kids in crisis that would have otherwise just suffered alone.

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I'm not saying you're wrong about this but it's absolutely batshit insane that this is true.  [/quote]

I mean, melting down all the guns and turning them into playgrounds or something is a nonstarter, but there are some politically popular reforms being blocked by a handful of special interests and maybe we can start with those.

For example, someone on this thread keeps pointing out that the parents didn't break any laws by not securing their guns. They didn't break any laws in Michigan, but that's something the Michigan legislature could examine going forward. It's easy, and should not face political pushback from citizens. You just need lawmakers to have the guts to stand up to lobbying groups.

It wouldn't have helped here, but states can also close loopholes that allow gun sales without background checks. Again, no responsible gun owner opposes this and there's no electoral backlash.

There are absolutely things that can be done, and have been done, but are not happening in specific states.  [/quote]
The Michigan legislature is a gerrymandered AF Republican majority in a 50-50 state and has zero interest in examining any of these issues going forward. The right is all lined up already blaming the prosecutor for overreach, blaming the schools for as little remote learning as I’ve seen anywhere, and imaginary bullies of this kid.[/quote]

That's exactly why we need all of the "responsible gun owners" to come out and make it clear that they care. Let the GOP hash it out in the primaries between the whackadoos with their gun-flavored Xmas cards and the reasonable backers of the 2nd Amendment. [/quote]

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