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  1. Posted

    15 minutes ago, voyager9 said:

    Wasn’t the specific marketing they're basing the case on a Remington add that said something to the effect of “Get your man-card back” with associated SEAL-type operator in the background?

    Maybe.  But that would be a point.  A delusional SOB like this one could read that as he could get back his FID (or whatever Connecticut calls their version).  Not that it should be Remington's fault but a case could be made.  The whole thing sucks.  It's the blame game.  In this case the blame?  Not society or authorities or family who should have addressed his mental issues.  It's the gun, what else?   A mental case has more rights to protect him from being cured than gun owners have to protect themselves. 

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    1 minute ago, Sniper said:

    the gun manufacturer knowingly violated the law through its marketing practices,

    This^^^ might be the loop hole they're reaching through to grab their brass ring.  Knowingly violating the law.  Trying to prove intent.  Remington intended for creeps like this to do these things as advertised.  

     

    Actually if you go back and check it was his mother's fault.  He was not allowed to own guns per the law but she gave him access to her safe.  So he shot her and went to the school.  

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    12 minutes ago, Mrs. Peel said:

    However, in the true "red flag" cases, it seems that more often than not, the person is NOT arrested/jailed... meaning he is quite free to go home and rig up a pipe bomb, or rent a box truck, or buy a 5-gallon container of gas w/ a book of matches.

    Agreed.  It's another example of addressing the symptoms rather than the problem.  Taking his guns out of the house and not addressing his anger issues just leaves him with his machetes, chain saws, rat poison or whatever.  And possibly a new situation was created by further angering a nut left alone with his helpless family.  If someone is a ticking time bomb then they need to be defused not stripped of his possessions.  Not made to feel any further inferior and helpless to the institution he/she is already threatening. Why can we coddle drug attics with safe houses to shoot up in, allow people to pee and poop in the streets and allow stealing from shop owners but not address these anger problems properly?   Seems to me a couple of Xanex here and there instead of the authorities stealing one's private property might go a long way.    

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  5. Posted

    I know this is a reach and Sniper will call me a dreamer but, is it possible that they didn't want to hear it "as is"?  They may not have wanted to give total impunity to a corp.  But would rather rule on the final verdict? Remington is being accused of deliberately marketing to children in a blood and guts way.  Possibly the outcome of that needs to play out to get on their agenda?

    42 minutes ago, Sniper said:

    I wonder if the parents of the two dead kids in Toms River the other day will file lawsuits against Porsche in the SCOTUS, for allowing their son's to die in that high speed crash?

    And actually I do feel that some of these car commercials over romanticize the performance of their cars for sales.  Is it Porsche's  fault?  In my opinion, no.  As parents we should be teaching our kids reality from BS.  But it wouldn't surprise me at all if they don't go after them looking for a settlement.   

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    51 minutes ago, SJG said:

    No. A POA has nothing to do with this. A POA terminates on the death of the principal. At that point if the principal has no will the laws of intestate succession apply to the disposition of your property which is administered by a personal representative that is appointed by the surrogate or a court.

    So if I got dementia and my son had POA he could sign my checks, sell my car but not touch my guns legally?  Even to sell them off? 

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    14 minutes ago, Mrs. Peel said:

    Today, 2 families are in shock and immeasurable pain. They will soon be planning funerals - for a 22- and 23-year old -  young guys barely out of their teen years that had their whole damn lives stretched in front of them. Every ounce of love their parents poured into them - all of that potential - gone in a split second. I've always thought I had an above-average sense of humor, but damn, something like this is far too grim and tragic for me to laugh about.

    I admit, guys... sometimes I don't get your gallows humor! :facepalm:

    It’s a defense mechanism needed to move forward. 

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