OilyPablo
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My father was never a gun nut. He's an a old time independent Democrat for what it's worth. But he owns guns and started taking my brother and I to the range when we were old enough. We learned all the safety rules first, took the local gun and hunter safety courses in the 1960's. Point here, my brother and I learned and respected guns.
My rambling thoughts this Sunday AM while my wife and daughters sleep (6AM here) - I know there probably aren't records or stats of such things, but these "mass shootings" by these truly mentally ill guys - how many of them had such a proper introduction to gun from their father before their teen years? I know the anti-gun people will bring up the nut job in Connecticut but was his dad involved at an early age? I'm just curious about discussing this. Not saying this kind of teaching stops mental illness. I mean I have an opinion, girls and boys without good fathers have a tendency to not end up well. Not all people, but a statistical tendency for broken home kids to have difficulties.
Thoughts? Articles?
My rambling thoughts this Sunday AM while my wife and daughters sleep (6AM here) - I know there probably aren't records or stats of such things, but these "mass shootings" by these truly mentally ill guys - how many of them had such a proper introduction to gun from their father before their teen years? I know the anti-gun people will bring up the nut job in Connecticut but was his dad involved at an early age? I'm just curious about discussing this. Not saying this kind of teaching stops mental illness. I mean I have an opinion, girls and boys without good fathers have a tendency to not end up well. Not all people, but a statistical tendency for broken home kids to have difficulties.
Thoughts? Articles?