Firearms. Yea or Nay?

[carole]

Great to see you going to teach Hannah about guns, but wouldn't it be better if you really never had to, it is something I have never had to teach my children, because you cannot own a gun for protection here, but of course you can still have one for hunting purposes,and shooting sports, but you have to be registered,it does not mean that guns are not used for crime here, because they are,but i have never needed to learn my kids about guns,as they just are not a part of our life in anyway.If only it were a perfect world eh?

[sparks19]

Great to see you going to teach Hannah about guns, but wouldn't it be better if you really never had to, it is something I have never had to teach my children, because you cannot own a gun for protection here, but of course you can still have one for hunting purposes,and shooting sports, but you have to be registered,it does not mean that guns are not used for crime here, because they are,but i have never needed to learn my kids about guns,as they just are not a part of our life in anyway.If only it were a perfect world eh?

Well my husband hunts so we have guns in our home.

[caseysmom]

On September 15 a local 17 year old boy took a gun to school and shot himself in the bathroom, I don't know where he got the gun but chances are it was in the home...you just hear of too many of those stories, its just harder to kill yourself by other means.

[sparks19]

On September 15 a local 17 year old boy took a gun to school and shot himself in the bathroom, I don't know where he got the gun but chances are it was in the home...you just hear of too many of those stories, its just harder to kill yourself by other means.

I disagree. There are lots of ways to kill yourself and these ways take place everyday. I could offer an example of just about every single one from people that i have known. Like my friends uncle who hung himself, or my sisters friend who went home one night and overdosed on pills knowing that no one would find him until it was too late as he lived alone, etc etc. these happen just as often if not more often... but you don't hear about it on the front page of the news because it wasn't with a gun. but it happens all the time unfortunately

[caseysmom]

I disagree. There are lots of ways to kill yourself and these ways take place everyday. I could offer an example of just about every single one from people that i have known. Like my friends uncle who hung himself, or my sisters friend who went home one night and overdosed on pills knowing that no one would find him until it was too late as he lived alone, etc etc. these happen just as often if not more often... but you don't hear about it on the front page of the news because it wasn't with a gun. but it happens all the time unfortunately

I see your point and I am willing to listen to it...another 17 year old boy did hang himself a few years back.

[sparks19]

I see your point and I am willing to listen to it...another 17 year old boy did hang himself a few years back.

UGH... it's so sad to hear about all these young kids that are feeling so hopeless that they end their lives ... no matter the means

[caseysmom]

Both were very tragic. The 17 year old that hung himself was having problems and arguing with his mother and was taking anti depressants. His sister, who is my daughters friend, found him. It was very traumatic for all involved.

The other boy apparantly had asked a girl to homecoming and she said no and he also had a lot of pressure being in an honors program at the school.