Gun Control Reform Activism

you get *your* hands on the guns, get them away from the person with dementia.

First off, in my humble opinion, is to TAKE THE GUNS AWAY. I'm so incredibly sick of all the gun apologists out there. "Gee, I thought my dad who's well into his 90's and who has Alzheimer's wouldn't even think of going for the guns" and bullshit like that.

Responsible gun ownership. I'm beginning to conclude that there simply is no such thing as "responsible" gun ownership. Every single freaking gun out there is available to a child, to a son with some kind of craziness, to a parent with dementia. When will everyone finally wake up to the fact that it's the guns, pure and simple. Take the guns away and the terrible things won't happen.

Don't give me BS about "pistols can be hidden". Was it a total surprise that the elderly dad with dementia had pistols? I doubt it.

Every single time a child gets a gun and shoots himself or someone else, it was a "responsible" gun owner. Well spare me the breast beating. I've come to the conclusion that the only responsible gun owner is one who has no guns.

Otherwise, if the OP's father had killed the caretaker, too many here on DU and elsewhere would be lamenting the "tragedy". Tragedy my flaming ass. The very having of guns is a tragedy. Not having the good sense to take them away from the person who is descending into dementia is sheer carelessness, maybe even indictable negligence. Stop with the sorrowful "Oh, what a sad accident" crap. Take the fucking guns away in the first place.