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In reply to the discussion: Have you ever been directly affected by gun violence? (poll) [View all]rurallib
(63,278 posts)29. Saw my best friend's father shot and killed while I spent the night at his house
for a sleep over. Still haunts me. It was an attempted robbery at an all night restaurant across from their bar and he happened to walk in at the wrong time.
Was shot at 6 times as a teen and in my 20s - was not in the military.
One of my best friends shot himself. Had lunch with him in the afternoon, he told me he was engaged. Next morning I heard. on the radio that he died that night from a self inflicted gunshot.
Just to top off a messy childhood, my mother tried to kill me as she tried to kill herself a couple of times.
Also was molested by the parish priest.
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Best friend was robbed at gun point, coworker was killed in the SB mass shooting (2015)
ColinC
Sep 2024
#1
Same here, No direct gun interaction but gun violence, yes...I worked at a Hospital trauma center .About 3X per week.nt
mitch96
Sep 2024
#18
Yes, but to be fair, only on the battlefield, never in civilian life. nt
MarineCombatEngineer
Sep 2024
#4
I wasn't shot at,but a customer was murdered in the parking lot of my job.
likesmountains 52
Sep 2024
#5
In the 1970's, my cousin was shot in a small store in the country in Albemarle County in Virginia.
Demsrule86
Sep 2024
#17
Back in the late 80's/ early 90's we used to ski the San Jouquin Delta a lot.
bluesbassman
Sep 2024
#21
Three times. Once I was shot at, once threatened on the street by a gun pointed at me,
Scrivener7
Sep 2024
#28
Saw my best friend's father shot and killed while I spent the night at his house
rurallib
Sep 2024
#29