[GoHuskies]

Originally Posted by JimG2

How do you make mental illness illegal?

You make it nearly impossibly to legally purchase firearms for households that have a mentally challenged member. The Lanza household was a sad case of a mother ignoring multiple health professionals who warned on the danger her son could poss. She made the choice to buy him the very same firearms he later used on her and the school.

[kidyankee764]

Originally Posted by GoHuskies

You make it nearly impossibly to legally purchase firearms for households that have a mentally challenged member. The Lanza household was a sad case of a mother ignoring multiple health professionals who warned on the danger her son could poss. She made the choice to buy him the very same firearms he later used on her and the school.

Problem with making it nearly impossible for people with mental illness to obtain a gun is this would include anyone on certain medications, and likely anyone who underwent a psychiatric evaluation in a hospital, willing or unwilling. This means far fewer people would seek the help they need.

[BobNJ1960]

Originally Posted by GoHuskies

You make it nearly impossibly to legally purchase firearms for households that have a mentally challenged member. The Lanza household was a sad case of a mother ignoring multiple health professionals who warned on the danger her son could poss. She made the choice to buy him the very same firearms he later used on her and the school.

Her son belonged institutionalized. I do think we sill need Bellevue's, where the mentally ill live.

[Stylo]

Originally Posted by BobNJ1960

Her son belonged institutionalized. I do think we sill need Bellevue's, where the mentally ill live.

The conundrum (to add a little levity here).

[DigitalMilford]

We were having my company's annual Holiday Lunch at the Hartford Club when we found out. No one felt much like celebrating. That night I went to a bar and watched the news for a few hours. An awful day and so disappointing that have not made any progress on even the most common sense gun restrictions.

[Stephy0519]

This day is always tough for me. My coworker lost her son, my old bosses daughter was in the school, but thankfully survived, my best friend was the teacher for two of Victoria Soto's siblings, in Stratford and had to give them the news. My other best friend's cousin was also a student teacher in the school.

My best friends and I just watched it unfold in Norwalk and had text updates amongst all of us, flying around. My current boyfriend (who I started dating the following November) also had a friend who was a teacher in the school--his friend is still traumatized and now lives overseas.

Living out on the west coast, people don't understand these things (just like they don't understand 9/11.) I've literally had to ask people to stop talking so casually about these events since they cannot understand them.

[kidyankee764]

Originally Posted by Stephy0519

This day is always tough for me. My coworker lost her son, my old bosses daughter was in the school, but thankfully survived, my best friend was the teacher for two of Victoria Soto's siblings, in Stratford and had to give them the news. My other best friend's cousin was also a student teacher in the school.

My best friends and I just watched it unfold in Norwalk and had text updates amongst all of us, flying around. My current boyfriend (who I started dating the following November) also had a friend who was a teacher in the school--his friend is still traumatized and now lives overseas.

Living out on the west coast, people don't understand these things (just like they don't understand 9/11.) I've literally had to ask people to stop talking so casually about these events since they cannot understand them.

Sounds like we may know some of the same people...

I completely understand what you mean when people (on FB and in person) out of the area talk about it casually. They use it usually to make a point about a political stance, on both sides. It’s frustrating to hear people refer to it as “Sandy Hook”, because to many of us, it’s a community we know well - not an incident. Maybe that’s us being sensitive, but how can you not be sensitive when it involves kids?

[7 Wishes]

Originally Posted by Stephy0519

Living out on the west coast, people don't understand these things (just like they don't understand 9/11.) I've literally had to ask people to stop talking so casually about these events since they cannot understand them.

Sad part is I find more of the conspiracy theorists/deniers on both come from out West too. I remember an argument with one where I told him I know a survivor and sort of know the husband of the principal and he insists, insists, they are lying to me out of threat of being killed by the gov't if they tell "the truth".

[kidyankee764]

Originally Posted by 7 Wishes

Sad part is I find more of the conspiracy theorists/deniers on both come from out West too. I remember an argument with one where I told him I know a survivor and sort of know the husband of the principal and he insists, insists, they are lying to me out of threat of being killed by the gov't if they tell "the truth".

Don’t even get me started on those nuts.

[DawnMTL]

Originally Posted by kidyankee764

... when it involves kids?

Babies. They were BABIES.

It was -- and remains -- such a horrible, horrible situation. There are no easy words when it comes to talking about this level of sadness.