<p>In NH, you can do unconcealed carry. So there are people that walk around with holsters and guns. We had a case of someone doing that in one of our large cities. A police car stopped to talk to the guy and he just educated the police on the carry laws in the state.</p>
<p>There is far more crime in MA which has very tough and stringent gun laws. Perhaps the criminals prefer to do their work in a state where the average person doesn’t have a gun because it is hard to get a permit.</p>
<p>mimk6…I think the problem is complex…and all aspects need addressing…social issues, mental health issues, accessilbility of guns, gun permits/licensure, types of guns, and so on. </p>
<p>intparent…I imagine that would be scary to have an ex with a gun.</p>
<p>My thoughts on the parent who kills his family and then himselves, is more of a reflection of desperation and severe depression. I obviously know how sick it is, but I think it is a sign of the major depression and hopelessness affecting many people in our society these days. If someone feels (in their very warped minds) that there is no way “out” for themselves and thus their families…it is possible that they think they are sparing their families from the hard cold pressures of the world…and possibly thinking of how the parents suicide would affect the kids…maybe they see taking everyone with them as the solution. I feel such sorrow for the families who fall victim to this level of mental illness…Sadly, there is no way to predict who would be the kind of parent to commit this act of selfishness. </p>
<p>Even with more strict gun control laws…the fact is, if there is a parent who is going to take his family with him…there are other ways…and they would find them. There’s a big misfiring of brainwaves going on…doubt that even gun control could solve this kind of heartbreaking situation.</p>
<p>A commentary on this subject…</p>
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<p>mimk6…that’s a good article. Thanks for sharing it. These problems need to be figured out and how to address them too. There is no doubt that is the main issue but I still believe that these folks having such easy access to guns exaccerbates the situation, even if they could find another method to cause destruction in their wake. </p>
<p>This sentence rings true:
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<p>We’ve got these angry people. Then we’ve got depression or other mental illness. And when these mix with guns…it can be very deadly.</p>
<p>I am so tired of these men who commit violence because their girlfriend or wife is leaving them.
What a pathetic loser.
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