My cousin just killed himself with the gun he owned for 'home protection'. (UPDATED)

[RandySF]

Last edited Fri Mar 11, 2016, 01:52 AM - Edit history (2)

He had that handgun for over a decade and tbe only time he felt the need to use it was to fight off his own demons.

UPDATE: It was the same gun his then six-year old son once obtained from their bedroom closet. Thank God he wasn't another casualty.

[peacebird]

1. I am so sorry to hear this.

[TheDormouse]

2. So sorry to hear this, Randy

There's something really wrong with our society when it is so much easier to turn to a gun than to get help in other ways.

[ScreamingMeemie]

3. I am so sorry.

There are never any words in these instances. I wish this hadn't happened to your family.

[NEOhiodemocrat]

4. So sorry for your loss RandySF

[ghostsinthemachine]

5. So sad. Unbelievably pain you all must feel

If only. Lots of that.

[villager]

6. No words truly adequate for such a tearing, terrible loss. But condolences to you...

...and yours, Randy...

[polly7]

7. I'm so, so sorry.

[think]

8. Very sorry to hear. Words are hard to come by. Peace to you and your family.

[daleanime]

9. ......

[lame54]

10. so sorry to hear that

[restorefreedom]

11. deepest condolences

[In_The_Wind]

12. I'm so very sorry for your loss.

May he finally be at peace with his demons.

[NaturalHigh]

13. Sorry to hear that Randy.

Please accept my condolences.

[dickthegrouch]

14. So sorry for your loss Randy /nt

[Person 2713]

15. My condolences to you all .

[Algernon Moncrieff]

16. First and foremost, I am sorry for your family's loss

Second, we tend to dismiss suicide victims as victims of gun violence -- but guns make suicide very easy.

[dembotoz]

25. yes to both points

guns create the opportunity

[yellerpup]

17. How tragic for him and your whole family.

I'm so sorry.

[flamin lib]

18. . . .

[Matrosov]

19. This is why I get mad..

..when gun nuts try to point out that the majority of our annual gun deaths are suicides instead of homicides.

Oh, don't suicides matter?!

'Well, if someone wants to kill themselves, they'll find a way.'

No, actually, if you swallow a bottle of sleeping pills, ingest poison, cut your wrists, or even hang yourself, there's always a small chance someone finds you in time and you'll survive the suicide attempt. Then maybe you can get the help you need to stop feeling suicidal.

Meanwhile, a suicide attempt with a gun is almost always successful. There are no second chances.

[lancer78]

36. A man just lost his cousin

I don't think this is the place to discuss gun politics. You are just as bad as the poster who responded to you.

[misterhighwasted]

65. thank you.

Not the time nor place.

[Hoyt]

20. I am truly sorry.

[oldandhappy]

21. Sorry for him and for your family.

[Iliyah]

22. Prayers to the family

[GaYellowDawg]

23. Deepest condolences to your family.

[IdaBriggs]

24. I am so sorry.

[tk2kewl]

26. .

[Glimmer of Hope]

27. I am so sorry.

[leftynyc]

28. Deepest sympathies

It may have happened anyway but guns sure do make it easier.

[HuckleB]

29. Peace be with you and your family, RandySF.

I could say much more, but this is not the time. Still, I will say much more, when I can, where I can.

[Arazi]

30. My deepest sympathy

[Melurkyoulongtime]

32. So sorry for your loss

May he rest in peace

[sheshe2]

33. I am so very sorry, Randy.

[kcr]

34. I'm so sorry

My deepest sympathies for your loss.

[lunamagica]

35. I'm so sorry. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family

[lindysalsagal]

37. All too common: gun tragedies.Innocent victims. So sad.

We never learn.

[TIME TO PANIC]

38. .

[flamingdem]

39. Condolences to you

and yours

[wryter2000]

40. I'm so sorry

What a terrible loss. My condolences to you and all his family.

[C Moon]

41. Terrible.

Sorry for you and your family.

[sarge43]

42. Condolences to you and his family

[jalan48]

43. I'm sorry to hear this Randy. My condolences to you and your family.

[Bubzer]

44. Condolences.

[GentryDixon]

45. I am so very sorry.

[irisblue]

46. I am so sorry for your loss Randy

[Hulk]

47. such a shame.

I'm sorry.

[tomm2thumbs]

48. sorry for that - terrible terrible

hope the family around him is strong as that can affect so many in such dark ways

[MynameisBlarney]

49. My heart goes out to you Randy.

My Aunt did the same thing a few years ago.
It's a very sad and senseless thing.

We never saw it coming.
Everyone was expecting my mom to kill herself, because she's one with the sever bi-polar disorder.

[herding cats]

50. I'm so sorry.

My friends brother committed suicide 10 days ago. It's always tragic to lose someone, but suicides leave you second guessing so many things.

[FailureToCommunicate]

51. So sorry that this tragedy was visited upon your family, RandySF

[R. P. McMurphy]

52. I'm sorry.

May your cousin rest in peace and may time lessen the hurt you and your family feel.

[monicaangela]

53. My condolences to you

to your family and the family and friends of your cousin.

[retrowire]

54. OH I am SO damn sorry to hear this.

It is a proven statistic that those who own guns are more likely to do this. Because it makes the decision way too easy.

I'm so sorry for your loss. That sucks so much.

[democrank]

55. I`m so sorry, RandySF.

May your cousin rest in peace.

[Playinghardball]

56. It just happened to a friend of ours...

Very nice person who had mentioned prior that people were following him..

[etherealtruth]

57. I am so very sorry

[840high]

58. So sad. Condolences.

[SamKnause]

59. ...

My condolences.

[Eleanors38]

60. I hope peace finds your cousin and yourself.

[MH1]

61. My condolences to you and your family, RandySF

Suicide is a terrible tragedy.

[LiberalElite]

62. Oh no. That is a shame.

It must have been a terrible shock. Condolences to you and your family.

[napkinz]

63. so sorry

[misterhighwasted]

64. So sorry RandySF

Been where you stand today. 1973, my brother's death. Hug to you from the bottom of my heart and one for your cousin too.

[redwitch]

66. I am sorry Randy.

My condolences to you and all your family. May he rest in peace.

[corbettkroehler]

67. Nothing But Sympathy

Over time, when you begin to regain your bearings, I hope that you will consider joining the movement to ban firearms in the United States. Yes, we have to address the ability of citizens to protect their homes. However, on balance, outside of law enforcement, guns do more harm than good. Many of our leading allies, such as the United Kingdom, ban firearms and have just as much domestic tranquility as we have.

[Blue_In_AK]

68. I'm so sorry.

I've had several friends who have done this, and it is crushing. My condolences to your family.

[Skittles]

69. very sorry, RandySF, I know the feeling

and gun humpers don't count suicide among the senseless gun carnage stats

[imanamerican63]

70. Sorry to hear this about your loss.

[NYFlip]

71. I'm so sorry Randy

[Ilsa]

72. I'm so sorry.

This is so sad. I am so sorry for your loss, and for his family.

I had a friend who nearly did this to herself. Her husband took the guns out of the house for awhile, until she got better.

[librechik]

73. words inadequate

[justiceischeap]

74. Sorry your cousin lost his battle with his demons

On a personal note, this is why I gave up my handgun years ago. I struggle with depression on an almost daily basis and I certainly don't need easy access to a gun.

[Quackers]

75. ...

[Eko]

76. So very sorry.

If there is anything we can do to help please let us know.

[Liberal_in_LA]

77. so sad!

[still_one]

78. sorry for your loss Randy. Condolences to you and your family. Take care

[Lint Head]

79. Peace to you and your family

[romanic]

80. So sorry for your loss.

[shenmue]

81. ...

[TipTok]

82. Wish he could have gotten the mental help he needed...

[Kalidurga]

83. That is a tragic loss.

I was almost as close to my cousins as my siblings.

[Hekate]

84. May you all find peace from this heartbreak in time. I'm so sorry for your loss.

[gwheezie]

85. I'm very sorry for your loss

My heart goes out to you and your family.