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maxsolomon

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4. HS classmate of my 2 neices did it with the family shotgun

Reply to onehandle (Original post)

Mon May 6, 2013, 07:35 PM

May 2013

Out of the blue, with Grandma home, got the shotgun, went behind the barn, and pulled the trigger into her chest. No note. Family unaware of any issues.

Firearms enable impulsive suicides.

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'Volatile mix': Kids at risk for suicide can get guns, report finds [View all] onehandle May 2013 OP

NRA and people who support Iliyah May 2013 #1

There's a history, and then there's a medical history Bibliovore May 2013 #2

Normal kids exhibit many behaviors that in adults would be considered mental illness. nolabear May 2013 #3

HS classmate of my 2 neices did it with the family shotgun maxsolomon May 2013 #4

Proper storage of firearms is a good thing. ManiacJoe May 2013 #5

Where are you going to store a firearm where a desperate teen can not get it? Exultant Democracy May 2013 #6

An appropriate gun safe (not lock box) will solve the problem. ManiacJoe May 2013 #7

Yes the bigger problem is the kid wants the gun to shoot himself, look a the OP Exultant Democracy May 2013 #8

We are obviously not talking about the same things regarding safes. ManiacJoe May 2013 #9