Besides gun laws, what can be done to actually prevent

I thought it mighta been my tinnitus.

homecomfort wrote:Nancy lanza's decision to introduce her son to the nra's world of irresponsible gun ownership, obviously backfired on her, and cost many innocent human beings their irreplaceable lives.

crazy4coal wrote:Nancy Lanza was an irresponsible gun owner. Her guns should have been locked in a safe unless she was using them, ammo should have been lockup also. A responsible gun owner knows where his or her guns are every minute, if they are not carrying or useing them they need to be locked up. Not in the closet, a gun cabinet or under the bed, In a safe a gun safe with a combo lock, not a lock with a key that can be lost or stolen. Gun control is knowing where you guns are all the time and being responsible. she allowed her son to get those guns and it cost her and others their lives. I have guns and I will keep my guns and they will be locked up unless I'am useing them. I do not fear guns of any type, I fear the irresponsible gun owners who do not control their guns.

crazy4coal wrote:Nancy Lanza was an irresponsible gun owner. Her guns should have been locked in a safe unless she was using them, ammo should have been lockup also. A responsible gun owner knows where his or her guns are every minute, if they are not carrying or useing them they need to be locked up. Not in the closet, a gun cabinet or under the bed, In a safe a gun safe with a combo lock, not a lock with a key that can be lost or stolen. Gun control is knowing where you guns are all the time and being responsible. she allowed her son to get those guns and it cost her and others their lives. I have guns and I will keep my guns and they will be locked up unless I'am useing them. I do not fear guns of any type, I fear the irresponsible gun owners who do not control their guns.

crazy4coal wrote:Nancy Lanza was an irresponsible gun owner. Her guns should have been locked in a safe unless she was using them, ammo should have been lockup also. A responsible gun owner knows where his or her guns are every minute, if they are not carrying or useing them they need to be locked up. Not in the closet, a gun cabinet or under the bed, In a safe a gun safe with a combo lock, not a lock with a key that can be lost or stolen. Gun control is knowing where you guns are all the time and being responsible. she allowed her son to get those guns and it cost her and others their lives. I have guns and I will keep my guns and they will be locked up unless I'am useing them. I do not fear guns of any type, I fear the irresponsible gun owners who do not control their guns.

In the months prior to the attacks, Harris and Klebold acquired two 9 mm firearms and two 12-gauge shotguns. Their friend Robyn Anderson bought a rifle and the two shotguns at the Tanner Gun Show in December 1998.[18] Through Robert Duran, another friend, Harris and Klebold later bought a handgun from Mark Manes for $500.

Using instructions acquired upon the Internet, Harris and Klebold constructed a total of 99 improvised explosive devices of various designs and sizes. They sawed the barrels and butts off their shotguns to make them easier to conceal.[4] They committed numerous felony violations of state and federal law, including the National Firearms Act and the Gun Control Act of 1968, before they began the massacre.

Secret Service report on school shootings

A United States Secret Service study concluded that schools were placing false hope in physical security, when they should be paying more attention to the pre-attack behaviors of students. Zero-tolerance policies and metal detectors "are unlikely to be helpful," the Secret Service researchers found. The researchers focused on questions concerning the reliance on SWAT teams when most attacks are over before police arrive, profiling of students who show warning signs in the absence of a definitive profile, expulsion of students for minor infractions when expulsion is the spark that push some to return to school with a gun, buying software not based on school shooting studies to evaluate threats although killers rarely make direct threats, and reliance on metal detectors and police officers in schools when the shooters often make no effort to conceal their weapons.[70]

In May 2002 the Secret Service published a report that examined 37 US school shootings. They had the following findings:
Incidents of targeted violence at school were rarely sudden, impulsive acts.
Prior to most incidents, other people knew about the attacker's idea and/or plan to attack.
Most attackers did not threaten their targets directly prior to advancing the attack.
There is no accurate or useful profile of students who engaged in targeted school violence.
Most attackers engaged in some behavior prior to the incident that caused others concern or indicated a need for help.
Most attackers had difficulty coping with significant losses or personal failures. Moreover, many had considered or attempted suicide.
Many attackers felt bullied, persecuted, or injured by others prior to the attack.
Most attackers had access to and had used weapons prior to the attack.
In many cases, other students were involved in some capacity.
Despite prompt law enforcement responses, most shooting incidents were stopped by means other than law enforcement intervention.[71]