Domestic violence and guns: the hidden American crisis ending women's lives (re:San Bernadino)

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4. domestic violence is the root of ALL violence, imho.

i had a friend a long time ago who, after surviving a bitter divorce, seemed to be getting it together w a new lady.

as the relationship chilled, he fell over the edge. he put on his duck hunting outfit, took his riffle and waited in the weeds for several hours till she got home at 2am.
he shot her, then shot himself.

i have often wondered how far the ripples of that went. he had 2 grown sons. this had to have been a huge psychic injury to them.
his friends were wracked w guilt that they all saw him failing, but didnt know what to do about it.

add to that the undetected traumatic brain injuries to children in abusive homes, and yes indeed, we have a preventable epidemic of grizzly violence.