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Gunman had "altercation" with school staff day before masssacre
NBC News ^ | December 15, 2012 | Tracy Connor

Posted on 12/15/2012 10:03:16 AM PST by xsrdx

The gunman in the Newtown massacre had an "altercation" with four staff members at Sandy Hook Elementary School the day before he killed 20 children, six adults and himself there, Connecticut and federal officials told NBC News Saturday.

Three of the four staff members were killed Friday in one of the worst school shootings in U.S. history. The fourth staff member was not at school that day and is being interviewed by federal and state investigators, NBC News’ Pete Williams said.

Two days before that, Adam Lanza, 20, went to a sporting goods store in Danbury, Conn., and tried to purchase a rifle, but was rebuffed because the state has a waiting period for gun sales, the officials said.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Front Page News; News/Current Events; US: Connecticut
KEYWORDS: 2012; adamlanza; banglist; lanza; newtown; sandyhook; schoolshooting; shooter
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Tried to buy a gun last week and could not - thus he shot his mom so he could take her guns - then stole her car, and forced his way into the school.

What was the nature of the "altercation" the day prior?

1 posted on 12/15/2012 10:03:23 AM PST by xsrdx
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Tried to buy a gun last week and could not - thus he shot his mom so he could take her guns - then stole her car, and forced his way into the school.

Yup, the "gun control laws" currently in effect WORKED but the wacko libs will never ever be satisfied until they have the 2nd Amendment repealed and the opposition political party destroyed. Count on both happening in the next four years - take it to the bank.
2 posted on 12/15/2012 10:07:01 AM PST by Cheerio (Barry Hussein Soetoro-0bama=The Complete Destruction of American Capitalism)
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To: xsrdx

I really look forward to knowing more about this. I’m wondering now if the personality disorder wasn’t Narcissism. Folks like that get absolutely outraged over any personal slight, from what I’ve seen. They have this “How dare you offend me, I will show you what happens when you offend ME...”


3 posted on 12/15/2012 10:09:57 AM PST by A_perfect_lady (Great nations are born stoic and die epicurean. -Will Durant)
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To: xsrdx

I’m very curious to know the nature of this “altercation” as well. Fortunately, the fourth person is still around to tell the tale. Smells like a motive.

There’s nothing worse than a person who bears a grudge.


4 posted on 12/15/2012 10:09:57 AM PST by AnAmericanAbroad (It's all bread and circuses for the future prey of the Morlocks.)
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To: xsrdx

And now we enter the phase known as “filling in the blanks” when we find out that it was some horrible “gun nut” that wanted to just take out a random school, but a known headcase that had contact with the school before, and committed a number of thefts and a murder in order to get to the point where he went on his spree.

Look at all the “laws” and people that failed to stop this. How would some more help?


5 posted on 12/15/2012 10:11:14 AM PST by VanDeKoik
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that it was = that it wasn’t


6 posted on 12/15/2012 10:12:11 AM PST by VanDeKoik
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To: xsrdx

Look which network gets that scoop, as a reward for being good little stenographers for the admin...


7 posted on 12/15/2012 10:13:24 AM PST by Mamzelle
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To: xsrdx

So they did not beef up security after the altercation ? Sounds like Benghazi.


8 posted on 12/15/2012 10:15:46 AM PST by justa-hairyape
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To: A_perfect_lady

> Narcissism. Folks like that get absolutely outraged over any personal slight, from what I’ve seen.
> They have this “How dare you offend me, I will show you what happens when you offend ME...”

The Obama Syndrome, in other words.


9 posted on 12/15/2012 10:17:01 AM PST by Jyotishi (Seeking the truth, a fact at a time.)
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To: Mamzelle

Reading that article, I was thinking the exact same thing.


10 posted on 12/15/2012 10:19:07 AM PST by Red in Blue PA (Read SCOTUS Castle Rock vs Gonzales before dialing 911!)
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So he had 4 handguns on him. The long gun was in the car.

Probably won't stop the Gestapo from outlawing scary black rifles.

11 posted on 12/15/2012 10:20:59 AM PST by 2111USMC (aim small, miss small)
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What was the nature of the "altercation" the day prior?

Does it matter?

Really?

12 posted on 12/15/2012 10:23:48 AM PST by P-Marlowe (There can be no Victory without a fight and no battle without wounds.)
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YEP, but then we can’t rely on them for the truth of what they said.


13 posted on 12/15/2012 10:24:32 AM PST by annieokie
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but was rebuffed because the state has a waiting period for gun sales,

The law worked as intended. But he found an alternate source,
his mother after he killed her.


America's law abiding gun owning citizens will be persecuted for his actions.

14 posted on 12/15/2012 10:29:31 AM PST by MaxMax
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BAN ASSUALT RIFLES!!!!!!!..............even though hand guns were used. The truth will never be told because it will hurt thier cause. Never let a generated or real crisis go to waste. Will we find out that he was on all kinds of prescribed drugs by his psych or is this information private? We already know the theater shooter in Arizona was seeing a psych so we can assume he to was on psych drugs? no? Instead of institutionalizing these sickos the god doctors, politicians liberals and school administrators play russian roulette with our children!


15 posted on 12/15/2012 10:31:04 AM PST by ronnie raygun (bb)
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really look forward to knowing more about this. """"....

Me too, but you know the truth will not be told if it does not fit with the Regime program.

I suggest also, that this manchild was just mad at his mother. Perhaps she would not GIVE him something he "wanted".

Maybe she would not let him have the car, let him buy that next Demonic video game...told him to clean his room or take out the trash..go live with his Dad... or whatever.

He's 20 years old, still living at home and he doesn't want to be told what to do, in other words SPOILED.

16 posted on 12/15/2012 10:32:23 AM PST by annieokie
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To: P-Marlowe

Hind sight is 20/20 but the series of events is very important.


17 posted on 12/15/2012 10:32:39 AM PST by MaxMax
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The motive remained a mystery, and it was unclear why Lanza had argued with staffers at the school on Thursday.

It DOES stand out doesn't it? It appears clear that there WAS a prior incident, so maybe they can use that as a starting point for motive.

18 posted on 12/15/2012 10:34:50 AM PST by Enterprise ("Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities." Voltaire)
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I realllly want to hear the voice and see the FACE of the person claiming he TRIED to buy a gun but could NOT.

No evidence that it’s a lie, but such a story would have the effect of validating waiting periods, and with regard to guns this administration has a historically unprecedented level of lying.

I’ll bet this is a lie —I’ll bet he made no rejected attempt to buy.


19 posted on 12/15/2012 10:36:55 AM PST by gaijin
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I suggest also, that this manchild was just mad at his mother.

Definite possibility, but killing anyone after her makes no sense. She wouldn't be around to suffer for what he did. Frankly, if she were alive, knowing he murdered 20 children to get even with her, that would be the most vicious form of retribution I can imagine for a mother. But she isn't. So... it's still just very weird.

20 posted on 12/15/2012 10:39:13 AM PST by A_perfect_lady (Great nations are born stoic and die epicurean. -Will Durant)
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