I feel an apology is due here. I said none of us have the right to blame the mother, but I was not aware that she had legally purchased weapons and didn't store them in a secure location and her son found them. Now knowing this information, there is no doubt this was her fault. If you want to own a gun, have the intelligence to put it away properly. However, I still stand that we need much more strict laws and regulations.
Unfortunately, I believe whether she stored them somewhere safely or not wouldn't have made a difference.
I'm sure he would have still been able to get access to them since he lived with her and he would have known where they were. Even if he didn't, he probably wouldn't have had a hard time buying some off the internet.
This is my problem, why would
anyone, whether it's self defense, hunting, or sports do you need assault rifles? It makes no sense to me. Leave those in the hands of those in the military fighting in a war zone, not in your house or on the streets. No one needs that much ammo for self protection, to kill/hunt animals for food/livelihood, or recreational fun.
EDIT: The banning of assault rifles is already up for debate, but maybe the selling/purchases of guns over the internet should be banned and left confined to gun shops. Uh oh, I shouldn't have said that out loud, the 2nd Amendment police will come to my house and haul me off to prison.
