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In reply to the discussion: Petition to forbid support of the NRA at DU [View all]jonesgirl
(157 posts)There is no way we could ever get all the guns. It's impossible. However, this doesn't mean we can't come up with other ways to make it less attractive. Also, there are so many people that has mental illnesses that own guns or knows how to get them. For example, a friend of mine fell in love with a retired police detective. He passed all the her "test" and her 2 young sons trusted him too. Well, they married. Within 1 week, he started showing his true colors. Within 3 months, he forgot her 2 sons existed, he ignored her. After 7 months, she had a nervous breakdown due to his tactics against them, and her heart and soul crushed. Anyway, she believed he needed her to help him realize they were still in love. He had guns, and he had threatened to kill her. She couldn't call the cops because he was a retired law official, and he knew the right " words" to say to the police. Time went on, he started changing his ways, and he sold the guns. Now he wants to buy another gun...she is worried sick that he'll sneak to buy the gun because he is fixated on it. Oh, one last thing, I didn't tell you that this retired police detective has split personalities, he's tried committing suicide a few times, and he's a schizophrenia...all this WHILE serving as an officer of the law! So see, this issue goes deeper than getting rid of the NRA.