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pipoman

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15. Apparently in this case, after other attempts,

Reply to spanone (Reply #4)

Tue Feb 19, 2013, 11:04 AM

Feb 2013

the only focus is on the impossibility of a complete gun ban..nothing short can have any effect..that is if one actually believes this or any suicide is actually caused by the presence of guns..

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Singer Mindy McCready's death highlights role guns play in suicides [View all] spanone Feb 2013 OP

Not to mention it is being thought that she might have shot her husband and his dog graham4anything Feb 2013 #1

How do you keep guns out of their hands? hack89 Feb 2013 #2

Too bad it isn't highlighting pipoman Feb 2013 #3

i suspect that anyone who shoots themselves in the head highlights mental health spanone Feb 2013 #4

Apparently in this case, after other attempts, pipoman Feb 2013 #15

True. Someone who is going to kill themselves is going to do it with or without a gun. cbdo2007 Feb 2013 #7

Agree 100% pipi_k Feb 2013 #14

We all owe a big thanks to Raygun pipoman Feb 2013 #16

I don't believe when she bought the weapon Not Me Feb 2013 #5

That's exactly it laundry_queen Feb 2013 #12

What this should do HappyMe Feb 2013 #6

maybe she could have stabbed the dog to death, then or forced her dog to take sleeping pills? spanone Feb 2013 #8

Yeah, just sweep the reasons for suicide HappyMe Feb 2013 #11

both laundry_queen Feb 2013 #13

Yeah, and... Quantess Feb 2013 #9

Because doing something useful that actually helps people is too hard, I suppose. Nuclear Unicorn Feb 2013 #10