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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A lot of folks want to believe this could never happen to them, hence all of the second-guessing of the parenting.

The salient issue here isn't when folks got a "proper" diagnosis or choosing a different provider. It is access to firearms. [/quote]

Adam was a ticking time bomb.  He was going to go off at some point whether he had a gun at his disposal or not.  Banning firearms would not have made him well.[/quote]

Yes, but he would not have been able to murder several classrooms full of elementary schoolers. No one is suggesting banning firearms, but our current situation means that every "ticking time bomb" has the potential to turn into a mass shooting incident. [/quote]

Is there any psychiatric support network that could have been in place for these young men and their parents?[/quote]

My personal opinion is that IDEA should be updated to put more emphasis on the schools identifying risks and providing psychological services, and for kids who need it, there should be more services after they finish school.  This would require our country to make a huge investment in mental health, so I don't expect this to happen anytime soon.  Meanwhile, it's up to the parents to make sure their kids get what they need with whatever resources they have.[/quote]

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