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To: xyz2
I would blame a system that allows the person to get the gun.

Oh, dude, stop sniffing the glue! Back in the day, my dear dead husband (DDH) owned a gazillion guns...well, over 20 long guns and a lot of handguns at the very least. He was an avid hunter, fisherman, and gun safety instructor.

None of his students have had any negative gun actions.

Sadly, can't say the same for DDH. One day he took the tiniest of the guns (it was so puny, no one even knew he had it, it wasn't one that he bragged on. It was a classic Saturday Night Special...handed down from a not-blood relative) and went to the woods, made a few phone calls and then shot himself.

I was devastated. However, I never blamed the gun (did tell the police to destroy it) or any of the arsenal I inherited. Welp, of course, there was a tragic boating accident and now I don't have to worry about locking guns up.

The gun didn't commit the crime. The person pulling the trigger committed the crime. How about we dump a billion into mental health care and see if we can't fix the PEOPLE who are pulling the triggers?

286 posted on 03/27/2023 11:43:22 AM PDT by blu (FJB!)
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To: blu

I’ve known six folks that committed suicide with firearms and one negligent discharge death. Never blamed weapons. Ever.


304 posted on 03/27/2023 11:48:50 AM PDT by rktman (Destroy America from within? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this? 😕)
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