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In reply to the discussion: What it was like growing up with a "gun nut" as a father [View all]appal_jack
(3,813 posts)8. The abuse you suffered was unconscionable.
Sorry for your pain, Robyn. The abuse you suffered was unconscionable.
I've posted plenty of pro-RKBA perspectives here at DU, so maybe you consider me a 'gun-nut.' All I will say here though is that any of us who aspire to truly be responsible gun owners must do much, much better than the example your father set. None of the behaviors you describe can be described as responsible.
Whether there are guns in our homes or not, staying a loving person, not descending into bitterness or anger, and raising our children with love & safety are worthy ideals for us all.
-app
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Having a bad father is the worst, Robyn. I had two, one a gun nut and pervert, the other just
Mnemosyne
Apr 2013
#4
I feel your pain; I grew up in the 50s and 60s and you sure didn't talk about that
raccoon
Apr 2013
#32
Too many people just weren't willing to come to terms with that back then.
AverageJoe90
Apr 2013
#47
Society was in a lot of denial back then about abuse within the family. The women's movement
raccoon
Apr 2013
#60
You could be describing my mother's father, including being a cop. It scarred her badly.
nolabear
Apr 2013
#9
I feel you. No guns in my house, growing up, but the sickness was there---so many similarities--
BlancheSplanchnik
Apr 2013
#24
Background checks arent enough, we need drug and alchohol testing and license renewals....
CarrieLynne
Apr 2013
#27
it never occurred to me that what he was doing was breaking the law, since we were at home...
CarrieLynne
Apr 2013
#44
Thanks for sharing, your defination is the same as mine. When someone becomes a different
Thinkingabout
Apr 2013
#39
Your father was not a responsible gun owner; he was a bad person that owned guns.
badtoworse
Apr 2013
#46
I doubt you would say "the way he chose to do it is of secondary importance"
Pale Blue Dot
Apr 2013
#50
He would have been as bad without the guns. My father wasn't to the degree yours was....
marble falls
Apr 2013
#64