After reading the thread about the 16 year old who commited suicide at school it reminded me all too well of my youth.
I used to stay part of the summer at my best friends house while his mother and her cop boyfriend were on fishing trips.
My friend was ultra intelligent and fun but a little high strung.
At 15 years old we both loved guns, shooting, reloading, military memorabilia etc..
One morning I woke up and walked into the bathroom and saw my friend holding a cocked and unlocked 1911 to his head.
Finger pressing the trigger, his thumb was holding the hammmer from falling.
I asked him "what if your thumb slips?"
He said if his thumb slipped it wouldn't make a bit of difference
because he would never know it.
He said he wanted to know what it felt like to be that close to death.
I asked him to take the gun away from his head and let the hammer down gently.
My friend said "what do you care? The gun isn't to your head.."
I told him that if he indeed blew his head off my life would be screwed for a good long time with taking to cops, reporters. psychologists, having my guns taken away etc...
He thought about it for a second and said: "that makes sense"
He still had the gun to his head when he lowered the hammer.
I unloaded the .45 and there was a deep dent in the primer of the chambered round.
Has anyone else dealt with anything similar?
Is there a talk down guide for amateurs?
I used to stay part of the summer at my best friends house while his mother and her cop boyfriend were on fishing trips.
My friend was ultra intelligent and fun but a little high strung.
At 15 years old we both loved guns, shooting, reloading, military memorabilia etc..
One morning I woke up and walked into the bathroom and saw my friend holding a cocked and unlocked 1911 to his head.
Finger pressing the trigger, his thumb was holding the hammmer from falling.
I asked him "what if your thumb slips?"
He said if his thumb slipped it wouldn't make a bit of difference
because he would never know it.
He said he wanted to know what it felt like to be that close to death.
I asked him to take the gun away from his head and let the hammer down gently.
My friend said "what do you care? The gun isn't to your head.."
I told him that if he indeed blew his head off my life would be screwed for a good long time with taking to cops, reporters. psychologists, having my guns taken away etc...
He thought about it for a second and said: "that makes sense"
He still had the gun to his head when he lowered the hammer.
I unloaded the .45 and there was a deep dent in the primer of the chambered round.
Has anyone else dealt with anything similar?
Is there a talk down guide for amateurs?