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In reply to the discussion: Your fear of MY guns is irrational. None have ever harmed a human or been used in a crime. [View all]KT2000
(21,982 posts)and not much different than any other neighborhood.
My sister was shopping in a "nice" mall.
The 357 guy is a retired school superintendent with a perfect yard.
The dementia guy was a retired aerospace engineer.
The suicide woman's husband is retired Bell Telephone employee/world traveler with a gun collection.
The guy who threatens people cannot be held until someone gets hurt, according to police.
Your comment is flippant and fails to address the real concerns about the proliferation of guns and how that is shaping the american psyche. I would bet that every neighborhood has its gun collectors and people who want to solve their problems with the threat of being shot. I would bet that all police departments are restricted from removing guns from people who are demonstrably deranged - until they hurt someone.
I didn't mention the little children who shoot themselves or their siblings with easily available guns - there have been several in WA state - some in the homes of law enforcement officers.
Guns are in the hands of older people who may be losing cognitive funtion, people who are amped up by the RW anger machine, people who are on serious legal drugs like Ambien and various mixtures of Vicodin and anti-depressants etc.. That is the reality.
The live of americans are increasingly being affected by the use of guns. To recognize that fact is not irrational.