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Gun Control Reform Activism

Sanddog42

(117 posts) Fri Jan 3, 2014, 12:42 AM Jan 2014

West Virginia man fatally shoots wife and himself while kids watch [View all]

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/01/02/west-virginia-man-fatally-shoots-wife-and-himself-while-kids-watch/

Two great comments from on this story:

Four more victims of the MYTH that a gun protects you from "bad guys". Every reputable statistic on the subject proves that you are much more likely to have the gun used against you or a loved one.
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One of the greatest dangers from firearms is when a good person finds him/herself in a bad place.

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West Virginia man fatally shoots wife and himself while kids watch [View all] Sanddog42 Jan 2014 OP

Jesus Christ. What a selfish, cruel POS. Those poor kids will be damaged for life. catbyte Jan 2014 #1

"Children, ages 6 and 10, ran screaming from the home, a neighbor said." SunSeeker Jan 2014 #2

It is not about GUNS..it is about economics...and poverty angstlessk Jan 2014 #3

I can just sense some of our resident rkba enthusiasts wanting to post here Electric Monk Jan 2014 #4

I do understand you..I say it is not about GUNS..because angstlessk Jan 2014 #5

You are assuming, billh58 Jan 2014 #11

I agree, one can out run a knife, not so a bullet... angstlessk Jan 2014 #14

When you make billh58 Jan 2014 #15

Okay...I should have said "it's not about the MURDER...it is about the economy/mental health" angstlessk Jan 2014 #16

Thanks for understanding billh58 Jan 2014 #17

AND...when I say it's not about the murder... angstlessk Jan 2014 #18

First off, I am not a rkba enthusiast..you will not see my nomenclature angstlessk Jan 2014 #13

Yea and I bet he hates all govt safety net programs.. Feels like a taker and hates his own being for busterbrown Jan 2014 #8

I was one of a family of 5 in a trailer in southern WV Sanddog42 Jan 2014 #19

Suicide Rates Rise Sharply in U.S. jtuck004 Jan 2014 #6

poor kids...PTSD mackerel Jan 2014 #7

I sensed the first bit of despair when Bush stole the election in 2000 SCVDem Jan 2014 #9

A responsible gun owner, until he wasn't. Nt madinmaryland Jan 2014 #10

Oh he was responsible Packerowner740 Jan 2014 #12