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Gun Control Reform Activism

flamin lib

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5. I have a 13 year old grandson. In the throes of puberty and working

Reply to MH1 (Original post)

Mon Mar 9, 2015, 08:33 PM

Mar 2015

through the transition from child to man. Such tiny things like a bad grade or somebody with logo shoes making fun of his no-name shoes loom large in his mind.

With today's social media things can get so bad so fast.

If you have a gun and have a child or even know someone with a child for God's sake get a safe and lock the damn thing up.

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Parents mourn their child, lost to suicide by gun. [View all] MH1 Mar 2015 OP

Daddy probably introduced him to gunz at an early age. Sad. Hoyt Mar 2015 #1

That was my first thought too, but maybe not. MH1 Mar 2015 #2

Teen Suicide—A Big Problem billh58 Mar 2015 #3

Good advice. Arkansas Granny Mar 2015 #4

Definitely. Good post, thanks. nt MH1 Mar 2015 #7

I have a 13 year old grandson. In the throes of puberty and working flamin lib Mar 2015 #5

Yes, it just seems crazy to keep a gun in too-easy reach of a child. MH1 Mar 2015 #6

Sorry if this is a repeat for some of you, but it's time to do something about easy access to guns. Sancho Mar 2015 #8

All great ideas, billh58 Mar 2015 #9

tragic. but seems better than if it was an accident & he froze to death. pansypoo53219 Mar 2015 #10

romeo juliet, 21st century jimmy the one Mar 2015 #11