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36. They're afraid they could be labeled "mentally ill" and have their guns taken away.

Fri Jun 23, 2017, 03:33 PM

Jun 2017

It's pretty obvious.

And the thing is, myself, a person who isn't functional without powerful psych meds, believes their guns *should* be taken away.

Fortunately I'm not conflicted about this because I've never been interested in guns. I'm not going to let any imaginary bad guys live in my head on the off-chance I might run into a real bad guy someday that I'd care to shoot. For every gun hero there are dozens of fools who have shot family, friends, coworkers, complete strangers, and themselves. There are small children who have found guns and shot themselves or family.

There are too many fools with guns in this nation and many of us know their victims.

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Do you know anyone who has been shot? [View all] True Dough Jun 2017 OP

Yes jpak Jun 2017 #1

when I was 18--a co-worker, shot while her husband was cleaning his 'empty" gun. niyad Jun 2017 #2

My neighbor killed himself with a rifle BainsBane Jun 2017 #3

Yes. I do know people who have been shot & people who have shot others. MedusaX Jun 2017 #4

A childhood friend and neighbor was shot and killed by his father in law. Over religion. Hassin Bin Sober Jun 2017 #5

Wow! True Dough Jun 2017 #6

A childhood friend of mine was killed in a shotgun accident. Dave Starsky Jun 2017 #18

I can't imagine there are too many people who don't know someone who committed suicide with a gun. Hassin Bin Sober Jun 2017 #74

Reviewing these posts True Dough Jun 2017 #96

Family friend exboyfil Jun 2017 #7

Was the assailant True Dough Jun 2017 #10

No. A whack job having a bad day exboyfil Jun 2017 #13

A friend was shot and killed. Jokerman Jun 2017 #8

A good friend of mine from Las Vegas was murdered in 2004 Awsi Dooger Jun 2017 #9

Interesting story Egnever Jun 2017 #69

I lived in some of the weekly joints when I moved to town Awsi Dooger Jun 2017 #114

Yes. procon Jun 2017 #11

Yep and I've been shot at twice. NightWatcher Jun 2017 #12

I grew up in a rather rough area of rural SW Ohio. Shot at twice myself, but not hit. Neighbor Marengo Jun 2017 #14

I have known 2 people. leftyladyfrommo Jun 2017 #15

I don't tell my getting shot stories on DU. They are grim. hunter Jun 2017 #16

A close relative shot her husband to death while he was sleeping. Floyd R. Turbo Jun 2017 #17

That is certainly True Dough Jun 2017 #25

Two people, when I was a teenager Shell_Seas Jun 2017 #19

Unfortunately, it seems that we (DU) know too many. woodsprite Jun 2017 #20

Yes Solly Mack Jun 2017 #21

Yes. SamKnause Jun 2017 #22

my dad died of a gunshot wound to the head Skittles Jun 2017 #23

Ugh that's rough Egnever Jun 2017 #70

I know at least three people who committed suicide by gun. dawg Jun 2017 #24

11 percent? quitnesset Jun 2017 #26

They're afraid they could be labeled "mentally ill" and have their guns taken away. hunter Jun 2017 #36

My cousin was shot in a little store in Virginia near Charlottesville... Demsrule86 Jun 2017 #27

Yes mnhtnbb Jun 2017 #28

A relative mercuryblues Jun 2017 #29

When I was 10 or 12 one friend shot another. lpbk2713 Jun 2017 #30

I have a cousin who was murdered by her husband flyingfysh Jun 2017 #31

Whaaat? True Dough Jun 2017 #42

We don't know. flyingfysh Jun 2017 #43

A former special ops guy i know Turbineguy Jun 2017 #32

Yes.... CherokeeDem Jun 2017 #33

Yes Runningdawg Jun 2017 #34

Shot at or shot? I was shot at twice while in the military. haele Jun 2017 #35

I've been a gun crime victim many times ghostsinthemachine Jun 2017 #37

Glad you survived those close calls True Dough Jun 2017 #44

I'm sure they were after his guns ghostsinthemachine Jun 2017 #49

Sadly, a childhood friend of mine got heavily into drugs when he was in his late teens. jcmaine72 Jun 2017 #38

My sister was shot and killed by her husband titaniumsalute Jun 2017 #39

Yes Drahthaardogs Jun 2017 #40

If you can call being struck by a bullet lucky True Dough Jun 2017 #45

The kicker, Drahthaardogs Jun 2017 #75

Yes. My father hardluck Jun 2017 #41

Excluding my family members who are criminals... Sen. Walter Sobchak Jun 2017 #46

Yes, shot twice, and missed twice too. He survives to this day. Several others also, some dead. L. Coyote Jun 2017 #47

Lots Lee-Lee Jun 2017 #48

Yes. xmas74 Jun 2017 #50

Yes. He killed himself. David__77 Jun 2017 #51

When we were 20 years old TeapotInATempest Jun 2017 #52

A friend's toddler boy was killed by a neighbor toddler boy womanofthehills Jun 2017 #53

Mostly, the 'mentally ill' as they would be adjudicated are not shooting people. aikoaiko Jun 2017 #54

Three. Not by their own hand. Squinch Jun 2017 #55

This message was self-deleted by its author Mosby Jun 2017 #56

Sadly, yes Rorey Jun 2017 #57

Ahhh lemme see mitch96 Jun 2017 #58

Yes Bayard Jun 2017 #59

I have a loaded shotgun by my front door, mitch96 Jun 2017 #63

Does 100 years ago count? shanti Jun 2017 #60

Grandparent? n/t True Dough Jun 2017 #61

maternal great grandfather shanti Jun 2017 #68

Several.....13 off the top of my head. ileus Jun 2017 #62

Yup.. 2naSalit Jun 2017 #64

I'm amazed by the stories in this thread! I've only known one person who was shot. Buckeye_Democrat Jun 2017 #65

"I'm amazed by the stories in this thread!" True Dough Jun 2017 #66

Does it count if they have been shot by themselves? trentwestcott Jun 2017 #67

Yes True Dough Jun 2017 #71

My sister was shot during a store robbery. My college boyfriend after a car jack... Phentex Jun 2017 #72

I was Shot Throught The Heart! KingDem Jun 2017 #73

Yes. H2O Man Jun 2017 #76

NO AND YOU CAN'T PROVE OTHERWISE! jberryhill Jun 2017 #77

I just heard of my friend's ex boyfriend who got shot and killed last weekend kimbutgar Jun 2017 #78

I am curious what do their skin colors have to do with it? Egnever Jun 2017 #83

You got me kimbutgar Jun 2017 #94

Zero. lostnfound Jun 2017 #79

yea.. and killed nini Jun 2017 #80

Our dog, Jack Bauer, has a .22 caliber bullet in him. phylny Jun 2017 #81

I did. Thor_MN Jun 2017 #82

Only young men who shot themselves. Does that count ? elehhhhna Jun 2017 #84

I had two friends from work commit suicide with a gun. Two people I worked doc03 Jun 2017 #85

Given how many people know someone in the military, 44% sounds low Not Ruth Jun 2017 #86

yes Deb Jun 2017 #87

Yes. marybourg Jun 2017 #88

Yes, when I was 16, back in 1972, my dad shot my mom and step-dad. A Brand New World Jun 2017 #89

Wow. Peace to you. Squinch Jun 2017 #115

No. I have lived kind of a sheltered life though. Butterflies Jun 2017 #90

Yeah - don't want to add them up but probably a dozen or more rurallib Jun 2017 #91

Yes two, luckily both survived. kacekwl Jun 2017 #92

Yes... Sancho Jun 2017 #93

I've known a few struggle4progress Jun 2017 #95

Yes indeed I have.......... mrmpa Jun 2017 #97

Nope, guess I'm pretty lucky. Luciferous Jun 2017 #98

Several incidents in my long life. dixiegrrrrl Jun 2017 #99

Your point about long term devistation is a good one. Liberal In Texas Jun 2017 #108

had a friend who was a murder- suicide. mopinko Jun 2017 #100

Country singer Trace Atkins was shot by his first wife redstateblues Jun 2017 #101

No family. Know no one else. Blue_true Jun 2017 #102

I also am stunned at some of these stories... Upthevibe Jun 2017 #105

Stepfather, suicide, 22 caliber pistol to the forehead. Canoe52 Jun 2017 #103

Noon news TV weatherman I used to work with shot himself in the chest. Liberal In Texas Jun 2017 #104

Played in a band with a guy who shot himself in the foot to avoid the draft redstateblues Jun 2017 #106

Yes. Suicides and war. Mrs. Overall Jun 2017 #107

I slightly knew a friend of my dad's who was fatally shot in 1968 DFW Jun 2017 #109

Michael, from a very famous Supreme Court case, shot and killed himself at 18. Hamlette Jun 2017 #110

Did you get the sense True Dough Jun 2017 #112

we thought he was innocent, until his trial Hamlette Jun 2017 #116

And yet most of us never worry about it. Hortensis Jun 2017 #111

Yes. A cousin was asleep in his house. The gunsmith down the road tested a handgun. politicat Jun 2017 #113