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geckosfeet

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77. A childhood friend of mine's father committed suicide with a shotgun.
Wed Dec 26, 2012, 10:24 PM
Dec 2012

In their house.

He was a very heavy drinker. And by all accounts family dynamics were pretty rough.

Oh. And I had a park ranger point a pistol at me. That was not fun.

Also, a friend of mine was robbed at gunpoint. He was in the air force overseas at the time. The thieves were army people and were quickly caught.

My friend who served in Desert Storm and was assigned to bury bodies with a bulldozer blade was shot NYC_SKP Dec 2012 #1
Years ago my next door neighbor shot his penis off. broiles Dec 2012 #2
Maybe it did! Walk away Dec 2012 #8
None. But then, at 70, I've lived marybourg Dec 2012 #3
A good friend of mine Mojorabbit Dec 2012 #4
Quite a few in the first part of my life. yellerpup Dec 2012 #5
Ray, the brother of my sister's husband. RebelOne Dec 2012 #6
My best friends son was given a gun for Christmas... Walk away Dec 2012 #7
Five, that I can quickly think of etherealtruth Dec 2012 #9
Very few. Alcohol is the killer in my life story. nt hack89 Dec 2012 #10
A man I knew was carrying a small handgun in his pants pocket. Arkansas Granny Dec 2012 #11
zero. none. n/t SWTORFanatic Dec 2012 #12
Too many to count. proud2BlibKansan Dec 2012 #13
same here... (posted far below.) salin Dec 2012 #60
I'll bet you catch yourself waiting to hear the name of the perp or the victim when there's a murder proud2BlibKansan Dec 2012 #61
Sadly, yes. I have only been in my current city for the past decade salin Dec 2012 #64
When I was a kid I remember a 15 year old shooting himself in the head milestogo Dec 2012 #14
Two suicides by gun Tsiyu Dec 2012 #15
I basically stopped counting in 1968 after my former high school classmate was killed in Vietnam... OldDem2012 Dec 2012 #16
same thread here: shanti Dec 2012 #17
Lukily not too many. werknotgoin2takeit Dec 2012 #18
I am so sorry etherealtruth Dec 2012 #20
Thank You werknotgoin2takeit Dec 2012 #31
To tell the truth, the one death that affected me most Warpy Dec 2012 #19
The housemate of a friend shot him in the leg near groin, Flabbergasted Dec 2012 #21
Too many to count... 2naSalit Dec 2012 #22
I am so sorry that you have gone through this etherealtruth Dec 2012 #23
Thank you.. 2naSalit Dec 2012 #27
Two. Nay Dec 2012 #24
Let me think Sherman A1 Dec 2012 #25
I am Social Security age, and can honestly say no one I have known. or someone I knew libdem4life Dec 2012 #26
The sister of a friend who was murdered by a witness called to make a deposition. yardwork Dec 2012 #28
Mr. Frazier, Mr. Hood, Mr. Wieder, Ms. Allen Deep13 Dec 2012 #29
Thanks for this jberryhill, very poignant example of how we all know guns too well SirRevolutionary Dec 2012 #30
1 brother, 0 bad guys. nt LWolf Dec 2012 #32
1 dead, 1 wounded Adsos Letter Dec 2012 #33
Mike Donnelly... 99Forever Dec 2012 #34
The husband of a former teaching colleague was one of several physics professors Lydia Leftcoast Dec 2012 #35
My father, one guy I knew in the Marines, several postal workers who shot themselves. Tierra_y_Libertad Dec 2012 #36
My best friend shot and killed himself. Dustlawyer Dec 2012 #37
The exact reason why I don't keep my late father's guns in my home. GreenPartyVoter Dec 2012 #50
sad heaven05 Dec 2012 #38
My cousin's son, David, was murdered Jack Rabbit Dec 2012 #39
2 with depression, one while I was sleeping, 1 was my sister-in-law's 18-yr old nephew. Then 2 my judesedit Dec 2012 #40
One time I was driving down the road broad daylight when a carful of young guys pulled up. One had judesedit Dec 2012 #41
My sister-in-law was murdered in Miami in 1996. kcass1954 Dec 2012 #42
Several Irishonly Dec 2012 #43
Too many, too close. hunter Dec 2012 #44
A bunch graywarrior Dec 2012 #45
I figure about 15 friends have died by the gun. alfredo Dec 2012 #46
My brother's best friend accidentally shot and killed himself cpwm17 Dec 2012 #47
A woman I worked with, nicest girl; husband angry drunk; shot her. Fla Dem Dec 2012 #48
One, my uncle. May there never be another gun death in my life or my family. GreenPartyVoter Dec 2012 #49
At least 6 people have died from gunshots that I knew beveeheart Dec 2012 #51
One murder/suicide of school chum in 1970.. louis-t Dec 2012 #52
three booley Dec 2012 #53
One, my brother dooner Dec 2012 #54
My community still grieves for Brian Mahon kag Dec 2012 #55
My uncle was shot to death in a bar. movingviolation Dec 2012 #56
Several, but I especially remember tavernier Dec 2012 #57
I've answered this question before. Blue_In_AK Dec 2012 #58
When I worked with urban youth in Detroit in the 90s... salin Dec 2012 #59
Murder is such an everyday thing for urban kids. proud2BlibKansan Dec 2012 #62
earth-shatteringly, so. salin Dec 2012 #63
Probably around 100. easttexaslefty Dec 2012 #65
3 dead (suicide), 2 wounded (attack/failed suicide attempt), 0 bad guys Tom Ripley Dec 2012 #66
Grandfather to suicide (shotgun), friend to suicide (handgun), friend murdered (shotgun) neverforget Dec 2012 #67
Growing up, I was told that my grandfather's brother died of cancer Nikia Dec 2012 #68
A friend of mine shot himself while playing Russian roulette. UnrepentantLiberal Dec 2012 #69
My best friend at 15 was shot in the head by her boyfriend. Took her 3 days to die. Care Acutely Dec 2012 #70
Off the top of my head... PeaceNikki Dec 2012 #71
I've lost two people in my life to gun violence OmahaBlueDog Dec 2012 #72
I posted this thread back in July about my great uncle and his family.... Ikonoklast Dec 2012 #73
I've been shot at and nearly pistol whipped. joshcryer Dec 2012 #74
Philip Young, a friend shot himself in the belly with a .22 rifle while "cleaning" it, he survived Fumesucker Dec 2012 #75
About age 12, a young man, about 14, killed himself with a gun fadedrose Dec 2012 #76
A childhood friend of mine's father committed suicide with a shotgun. geckosfeet Dec 2012 #77
Similar. baldguy Dec 2012 #78
My partner's grandfather thucythucy Dec 2012 #79
I know about 11 people who have shot... SummerSnow Dec 2012 #80
Only suicides for me cthulu2016 Dec 2012 #81
two riverbendviewgal Dec 2012 #82
Several Hassin Bin Sober Dec 2012 #83
My old next door neighbor Generic Brad Dec 2012 #84
None, unless you count the BIL of my GreatGrandfather via his first wife. Thor_MN Dec 2012 #85
I might have the only kinda-funny story to add to this thread Dems to Win Dec 2012 #86
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