My father was a policeman, so I grew up with guns in the house and after his death my mother did not think twice about letting me and my brothers wander the nearby hills carrying a .22 rifle which we would use to shoot at squirrels, rabbits and tin cans and lucky for the area’s squirrel, rabbit and tin-can population, we rarely hit anything.
Ditto all 3 statements. My father used to take my brothers skeet shooting with his keepsake Japanese rifle from WWII. One brother committed suicide with it at 17.
I cannot imagine the heartbreak of losing a family member to suicide. I read both the articles I quoted and one of them talked about how having a gun in the house can change behavior; arguments escalate or someone who's suicidal sees a quick way to end their life and maybe if the gun hadn't been there, people would have had time to cool down. The studies show one of the least likely things to have happen is defending your home against an armed intruder. My heart goes out to both of you.
Very well said. I lost a sibling to suicide with a gun. I would never have one in my house.
Ditto all 3 statements. My father used to take my brothers skeet shooting with his keepsake Japanese rifle from WWII. One brother committed suicide with it at 17.
I cannot imagine the heartbreak of losing a family member to suicide. I read both the articles I quoted and one of them talked about how having a gun in the house can change behavior; arguments escalate or someone who's suicidal sees a quick way to end their life and maybe if the gun hadn't been there, people would have had time to cool down. The studies show one of the least likely things to have happen is defending your home against an armed intruder. My heart goes out to both of you.
Thanks, Lee. Well said.
You're welcome.