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Joe the Revelator

(14,915 posts) Sat Dec 15, 2012, 10:56 PM Dec 2012

So the mother was a 'doomsday prepper' who thought the economy was going to collapse....

This is the fruit of the rightwing scare machine....

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2248782/High-school-tech-club-student-turned-cold-blooded-executioner-How-classmates-remember-genius-Adam-Lanza.html

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So the mother was a 'doomsday prepper' who thought the economy was going to collapse.... (Original Post) Joe the Revelator Dec 2012 OP

1%ers, Republican Party, Fox News, NRA, Gun Apologists - All Bad Fruit From The Same Tree cantbeserious Dec 2012 #1

I wouldn't hang too much RudynJack Dec 2012 #2

She had six guns in her house....that much we know for sure.... Joe the Revelator Dec 2012 #3

Actually I think it was seven ProgressiveProfessor Dec 2012 #6

pretty well rounded arsenal aside from the historical firearms.. frylock Dec 2012 #17

Not near enough breadth or depth ProgressiveProfessor Dec 2012 #18

OK RudynJack Dec 2012 #19

Eventually the despairing attack the font of their despair. nt patrice Dec 2012 #4

Be skeptical of a 'dailyfail' article... PoliticAverse Dec 2012 #5

There is nothing to indicate that the mother was a hardcore Doomsday Prepper ProgressiveProfessor Dec 2012 #7

Perhaps she was simply an incompetent doomsday prepper Fumesucker Dec 2012 #21

Not enough data to know that one way or the other ProgressiveProfessor Dec 2012 #23

It also stated he had "automatic handguns". n/t cherokeeprogressive Dec 2012 #11

And the comments are as disturbing as their "journalism" progressoid Dec 2012 #15

I'd love to see a profile of where she got her news/facts, but I think I can RKP5637 Dec 2012 #8

I've you seen the whackjobs coming out on DU? Skittles Dec 2012 #9

wonder if the "evidence" we keep hearing about from the home riverwalker Dec 2012 #10

Yes indeed. One more right wing nutjob. nt Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2012 #12

So what would a failing economoy mean to someone collecting over $200,000.00/yr? kelliekat44 Dec 2012 #13

One person...how can you fire more than one gun at a time? libdem4life Dec 2012 #14

Mixed reports from various family and friends.. Cha Dec 2012 #16

Info that fits amid the sea of rushed reporting red herrings. Mc Mike Dec 2012 #20

A woman with an assault rifle is B Calm Dec 2012 #22

cantbeserious

(13,039 posts)

1. 1%ers, Republican Party, Fox News, NRA, Gun Apologists - All Bad Fruit From The Same Tree

Reply to Joe the Revelator (Original post)

Sat Dec 15, 2012, 11:00 PM

Dec 2012

eom

RudynJack

(1,044 posts)

2. I wouldn't hang too much

Reply to Joe the Revelator (Original post)

Sat Dec 15, 2012, 11:04 PM

Dec 2012

on ANY news this early after such a crisis. There's a crazy rush to put stuff into print (or online) before much is known.

Joe the Revelator

(14,915 posts)

3. She had six guns in her house....that much we know for sure....

Reply to RudynJack (Reply #2)

Sat Dec 15, 2012, 11:05 PM

Dec 2012

ProgressiveProfessor

(22,144 posts)

6. Actually I think it was seven

Reply to Joe the Revelator (Reply #3)

Sat Dec 15, 2012, 11:16 PM

Dec 2012

However what was there was low in number and not consistent with what a survivalist/prepper would have.

- One AR format rifle in 223
- One unknown rifle
- One Glock of unknown caliber
- One Sig Sauer of unknown caliber
- Two historical rifles (Henry and Lee-Enfield)
- One shotgun (unknown type and gauge)

That is not a prepper list, not even close.

frylock

(34,825 posts)

17. pretty well rounded arsenal aside from the historical firearms..

Reply to ProgressiveProfessor (Reply #6)

Sun Dec 16, 2012, 01:03 AM

Dec 2012

perfect for doomsday prep.

ProgressiveProfessor

(22,144 posts)

18. Not near enough breadth or depth

Reply to frylock (Reply #17)

Sun Dec 16, 2012, 01:11 AM

Dec 2012

No .22LR
No duplicates/spares
No long range rifle
Lack of common calibers

and that is just for starters.

RudynJack

(1,044 posts)

19. OK

Reply to Joe the Revelator (Reply #3)

Sun Dec 16, 2012, 01:16 AM

Dec 2012

Draw your conclusions.

It was reported that Ryan Lanza was the shooter too. I think reserving judgment is the better course. You may be absolutely right, but I wouldn't base it on what's being reported right now.

patrice

(47,992 posts)

4. Eventually the despairing attack the font of their despair. nt

Reply to Joe the Revelator (Original post)

Sat Dec 15, 2012, 11:08 PM

Dec 2012

PoliticAverse

(26,366 posts)

5. Be skeptical of a 'dailyfail' article...

Reply to Joe the Revelator (Original post)

Sat Dec 15, 2012, 11:11 PM

Dec 2012

It also claims:

Crazed killer Adam Lanza was a ‘ticking time bomb’ who suffered from Asperger’s syndrome and was painfully shy and awkward, former classmates said yesterday.

Last night, a troubling portrait began to emerge of the ‘Goth’ loner, who dressed all in black and was obsessed with video games.

ProgressiveProfessor

(22,144 posts)

7. There is nothing to indicate that the mother was a hardcore Doomsday Prepper

Reply to PoliticAverse (Reply #5)

Sat Dec 15, 2012, 11:18 PM

Dec 2012

Her weapons choices certainly do not support that conclusions

I just recently saw that show for the first time. Scared the shit out me. Those are some serious freaks. Hopefully it is as fake as other reality TV shows.

Fumesucker

(45,851 posts)

21. Perhaps she was simply an incompetent doomsday prepper

Reply to ProgressiveProfessor (Reply #7)

Sun Dec 16, 2012, 09:43 AM

Dec 2012

ProgressiveProfessor

(22,144 posts)

23. Not enough data to know that one way or the other

Reply to Fumesucker (Reply #21)

Sun Dec 16, 2012, 10:46 AM

Dec 2012

Caught some CNN last night...the title of the piece was along the lines of "An incomplete portrait...".

cherokeeprogressive

(24,853 posts)

11. It also stated he had "automatic handguns". n/t

Reply to PoliticAverse (Reply #5)

Sat Dec 15, 2012, 11:29 PM

Dec 2012

progressoid

(49,991 posts)

15. And the comments are as disturbing as their "journalism"

Reply to PoliticAverse (Reply #5)

Sun Dec 16, 2012, 12:05 AM

Dec 2012

RKP5637

(67,111 posts)

8. I'd love to see a profile of where she got her news/facts, but I think I can

Reply to Joe the Revelator (Original post)

Sat Dec 15, 2012, 11:19 PM

Dec 2012

really guess that ...

Skittles

(153,169 posts)

9. I've you seen the whackjobs coming out on DU?

Reply to Joe the Revelator (Original post)

Sat Dec 15, 2012, 11:22 PM

Dec 2012

serious gun culture issues

riverwalker

(8,694 posts)

10. wonder if the "evidence" we keep hearing about from the home

Reply to Joe the Revelator (Original post)

Sat Dec 15, 2012, 11:23 PM

Dec 2012

will support any of this.

Last night it also emerged Nancy was a member of the Doomsday Preppers movement, which believes people should prepare for end of the world.
Her former sister-in-law Marsha said she had turned her home ‘into a fortress’. She added: ‘Nancy had a survivalist philosophy which is why she was stockpiling guns. She had them for defense.
‘She was stockpiling food. She grew up on a farm in New Hampshire. She was skilled with guns. We talked about preppers and preparing for the economy collapsing.’

Sarah Ibarruri

(21,043 posts)

12. Yes indeed. One more right wing nutjob. nt

Reply to Joe the Revelator (Original post)

Sat Dec 15, 2012, 11:35 PM

Dec 2012

kelliekat44

(7,759 posts)

13. So what would a failing economoy mean to someone collecting over $200,000.00/yr?

Reply to Joe the Revelator (Original post)

Sun Dec 16, 2012, 12:01 AM

Dec 2012

How much failure would it take for her to be in need?

libdem4life

(13,877 posts)

14. One person...how can you fire more than one gun at a time?

Reply to Joe the Revelator (Original post)

Sun Dec 16, 2012, 12:04 AM

Dec 2012

Stockpiling food, water, medical supplies etc. makes sense from the "prepper" mentality. But it's hard to imagine a scenario where one person could hold off the unwashed hordes for very long, one gun at a time.

"Mentality" is the operative concept here.

Cha

(297,323 posts)

16. Mixed reports from various family and friends..

Reply to Joe the Revelator (Original post)

Sun Dec 16, 2012, 12:29 AM

Dec 2012

Lanza's aunt, Marsha Lanza, said her nephew was raised by kind, nurturing parents who would not have hesitated to seek mental help for him if he needed it.

Sources close to the investigation also revealed last night that Nancy had recently stopped hosting monthly get-togethers for neighbors in order to look after her increasingly troubled

A relative to the family said that Adam Lanza was ‘obviously not well,’ adding that he often seemed troubled. They described Nancy as being rigid and at times, overbearing

Was she afraid people were going after her "stockpile" when "the end is near"?

Thanks Joe the Revelator

Mc Mike

(9,114 posts)

20. Info that fits amid the sea of rushed reporting red herrings.

Reply to Joe the Revelator (Original post)

Sun Dec 16, 2012, 09:40 AM

Dec 2012

Every atrocity. Every time.

B Calm

(28,762 posts)

22. A woman with an assault rifle is

Reply to Joe the Revelator (Original post)

Sun Dec 16, 2012, 10:07 AM

Dec 2012

unheard of. . She must have been a whacked out right-winger!

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