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High Costs Of Responsible Gun Ownership17 total reviews
Comment from T B Botts
Hello Brett,
you've brought up some interesting points in this post. Why stop at mass shootings though? If a gang member is caught with a gun, put his parents in jail too. Why stop at guns? If a person is looting a business, round them up and put their parents in jail, if they're under eighteen. If a person is selling drugs on the street, and they are under age, put them and their parents in jail, and while we're at it, lock up Biden for allowing all the criminals who have come across the border illegally. If we're going to have justice, let it apply all across the board. Thanks for sharing.
Blessings,
Tom
reply by the author on 11-Mar-2024
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Hello Brett,
you've brought up some interesting points in this post. Why stop at mass shootings though? If a gang member is caught with a gun, put his parents in jail too. Why stop at guns? If a person is looting a business, round them up and put their parents in jail, if they're under eighteen. If a person is selling drugs on the street, and they are under age, put them and their parents in jail, and while we're at it, lock up Biden for allowing all the criminals who have come across the border illegally. If we're going to have justice, let it apply all across the board. Thanks for sharing.
Blessings,
Tom
Comment Written 09-Mar-2024
reply by the author on 11-Mar-2024
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Appreciate your thoughts, comments, and the review.
Comment from Carol Hillebrenner
This is a very good article urging responsible gun ownership. It does make all the difference in the world. Some of the previous cases of rampaging teens with guns should have had parents prosecuted also.
reply by the author on 11-Mar-2024
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This is a very good article urging responsible gun ownership. It does make all the difference in the world. Some of the previous cases of rampaging teens with guns should have had parents prosecuted also.
Comment Written 08-Mar-2024
reply by the author on 11-Mar-2024
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Comment from Brenda Strauser
I enjoyed reading your story. I agree with you on the punishment of the mother of the shooter. I watched the parents of the deceased children give statements at the mothers trial. It was heartwrenching. I taught for 18 years. There were so many parents who did not take care of their children. I'm glad they are finally doing something about this. Your story is so well written. Great job !
reply by the author on 11-Mar-2024
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I enjoyed reading your story. I agree with you on the punishment of the mother of the shooter. I watched the parents of the deceased children give statements at the mothers trial. It was heartwrenching. I taught for 18 years. There were so many parents who did not take care of their children. I'm glad they are finally doing something about this. Your story is so well written. Great job !
Comment Written 08-Mar-2024
reply by the author on 11-Mar-2024
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Appreciate your comments and the review.
Comment from BethShelby
This is a good one for the true story contest. I grew up in Mississippi where many kids got shot by careless parents. They seemed to assume if the kid had been told once they'd leave the gun alone they were safe. How foolish. Kids get use to see loaded guns propped in corners are laying out and they stop fearing them. My uncle was Detroit policeman. He carrried a loaded gun at all time and when he visited us he laid it on a table. I was terrified of guns so he didn't have to worry about me. My own father had them and knew where they were, but I wasn't going near. My uncle son at fifteen picked up his father pistol thinking it was empty put his head and joked "Let's play Russian Roulette" and pulled the trigger. My uncle punished himself the rest of his life. He wasn't evil but he was careless. His days of being on the force and owning a gun were over. You can't trust a kid. My parents were lucky because I had a healthy respect for loaded guns, but not all kids do. I have a problem with making an example out of one person. If she is prison all the other parents of killers should be too. I say go after them all and it will be more fair.
reply by the author on 11-Mar-2024
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This is a good one for the true story contest. I grew up in Mississippi where many kids got shot by careless parents. They seemed to assume if the kid had been told once they'd leave the gun alone they were safe. How foolish. Kids get use to see loaded guns propped in corners are laying out and they stop fearing them. My uncle was Detroit policeman. He carrried a loaded gun at all time and when he visited us he laid it on a table. I was terrified of guns so he didn't have to worry about me. My own father had them and knew where they were, but I wasn't going near. My uncle son at fifteen picked up his father pistol thinking it was empty put his head and joked "Let's play Russian Roulette" and pulled the trigger. My uncle punished himself the rest of his life. He wasn't evil but he was careless. His days of being on the force and owning a gun were over. You can't trust a kid. My parents were lucky because I had a healthy respect for loaded guns, but not all kids do. I have a problem with making an example out of one person. If she is prison all the other parents of killers should be too. I say go after them all and it will be more fair.
Comment Written 08-Mar-2024
reply by the author on 11-Mar-2024
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Comment from abbaton
Very well done.
I feel the direct location, I sense it.
That could be smelling, hearing, seeing and that's important to hold my interest.
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reply by the author on 08-Mar-2024
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Very well done.
I feel the direct location, I sense it.
That could be smelling, hearing, seeing and that's important to hold my interest.
This rating does not count towards story rating or author rank.
The highest and the lowest rating are not included in calculations.
Comment Written 08-Mar-2024
reply by the author on 08-Mar-2024
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Comment from Wendy G
A most interesting post. It seems that in Australia we are far removed from a gun culture such as yours. I agree that she should face charges for neglect, for failure to secure a weapon, for actively buying him a weapon, for not getting help for his mental health issues - can she be charged with being plain stupid?
But whether she herself was criminally responsible for the shooting, that's another question, and raises other questions about where the line should be drawn for parents to be punished for the choices their offspring make. It's a perplexing situation, and there's no easy answer, except that all weapons should be kept under lock and key, well secured and not loaded. That at least would be a start and should be enforcable.
Wendy
reply by the author on 08-Mar-2024
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A most interesting post. It seems that in Australia we are far removed from a gun culture such as yours. I agree that she should face charges for neglect, for failure to secure a weapon, for actively buying him a weapon, for not getting help for his mental health issues - can she be charged with being plain stupid?
But whether she herself was criminally responsible for the shooting, that's another question, and raises other questions about where the line should be drawn for parents to be punished for the choices their offspring make. It's a perplexing situation, and there's no easy answer, except that all weapons should be kept under lock and key, well secured and not loaded. That at least would be a start and should be enforcable.
Wendy
Comment Written 08-Mar-2024
reply by the author on 08-Mar-2024
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Comment from Julie Helms
Excellent analysis. I think the failure is not actually anything to do with guns, but the culture, where parents aren't taking responsibility for their children and how they're raising them, or taking responsibility for their own behavior. The gun just happened to be the mode of failure in this case.
Great writing, hot topic, well done! Julie
reply by the author on 08-Mar-2024
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Excellent analysis. I think the failure is not actually anything to do with guns, but the culture, where parents aren't taking responsibility for their children and how they're raising them, or taking responsibility for their own behavior. The gun just happened to be the mode of failure in this case.
Great writing, hot topic, well done! Julie
Comment Written 07-Mar-2024
reply by the author on 08-Mar-2024
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Comment from barbara.wilkey
AMEN!!! I am standing and applauding you for writing and sharing this contest entry with us. Yes, the parents should have taken the appropriate measures, and they did not. My husband, Brian, was a forensic scientist for the US Army. He was required to bring his Army issued weapon home when off duty because of middle of the night calls. I wouldn't allow it in our house, because we had four young boys. All it took was for Brian to come home dead tired after a couple day shift because of a homicide case and forget to secure his gun. He got special permission to lock it up at work. Now, we have no young children at home, and he has guns in the house. Good luck with the contest.
reply by the author on 08-Mar-2024
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AMEN!!! I am standing and applauding you for writing and sharing this contest entry with us. Yes, the parents should have taken the appropriate measures, and they did not. My husband, Brian, was a forensic scientist for the US Army. He was required to bring his Army issued weapon home when off duty because of middle of the night calls. I wouldn't allow it in our house, because we had four young boys. All it took was for Brian to come home dead tired after a couple day shift because of a homicide case and forget to secure his gun. He got special permission to lock it up at work. Now, we have no young children at home, and he has guns in the house. Good luck with the contest.
Comment Written 07-Mar-2024
reply by the author on 08-Mar-2024
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Thank you for your support. Appreciate your insights, comments, and the review.
Comment from Gloria ....
I agree with your stance on this case, Brett. Ethan Crumbley had texted his mother saying he was hallucinating and she did nothing about it. She knew he was experiencing severe mental health issues.
After knowing that, the father purchased Ethan a 9 mm semi-automatic handgun as an early Christmas present even though the 15-year-old was too young to legally own a gun. Then Mrs. Crumbley took him to the shooting range to learn how to use it. Then neither parent ensured the gun was locked up on that fatal day virtually feeding their son's unhinged mental state that killed four students and injured many others.
They were complicit in the crime. Yes, involuntary manslaughter is a crime she should have been and was found guilty of.
Wishing you luck with the Contest Committee. :)
Gloria
reply by the author on 07-Mar-2024
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I agree with your stance on this case, Brett. Ethan Crumbley had texted his mother saying he was hallucinating and she did nothing about it. She knew he was experiencing severe mental health issues.
After knowing that, the father purchased Ethan a 9 mm semi-automatic handgun as an early Christmas present even though the 15-year-old was too young to legally own a gun. Then Mrs. Crumbley took him to the shooting range to learn how to use it. Then neither parent ensured the gun was locked up on that fatal day virtually feeding their son's unhinged mental state that killed four students and injured many others.
They were complicit in the crime. Yes, involuntary manslaughter is a crime she should have been and was found guilty of.
Wishing you luck with the Contest Committee. :)
Gloria
Comment Written 07-Mar-2024
reply by the author on 07-Mar-2024
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Appreciate your insights and the review. Is this perhaps a case of win one for the good guys finally?
Comment from GWHARGIS
I think the Gun ammendment should be protected. A business would be under fire if they caused a death. A person is responsible fir their actions. I believe that it's more an issue of mental illness left unchecked. In the U.S. you can't force a dangerous mentally ill person to take their meds. The very meds that keep them from going off the deep end. Until that changes, I doubt locks or absurd gun control will change anything. Great piece. Gretchen
reply by the author on 08-Mar-2024
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I think the Gun ammendment should be protected. A business would be under fire if they caused a death. A person is responsible fir their actions. I believe that it's more an issue of mental illness left unchecked. In the U.S. you can't force a dangerous mentally ill person to take their meds. The very meds that keep them from going off the deep end. Until that changes, I doubt locks or absurd gun control will change anything. Great piece. Gretchen
Comment Written 07-Mar-2024
reply by the author on 08-Mar-2024
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Appreciate your insights, comments, and the review.
