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cgod  ·  2666 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Pro-Gun Activist Killed While Showing a Kid How to Use a Gun - The Portland Press Herald

A guy I know owned a lot of guns. After one of the mass shootings he got all reflective about guns and society. He knew that he liked his guns but after thinking hard about the cost of guns to our world and mostly to kids he decided that he couldn't in good conscious own guns anymore.

He cut up all his guns and welded them together into a big tree sculpture. Local public TV did a segment on him but I can't seem to find it.

I'm not saying that people shouldn't own guns but they should be made aware of the possible consequences of gun ownership. They should stop to think about leaving their purse in reach of their toddler if they are packing.

You seem dead set on the idea that gun owners can in anyway effectively weigh risks or change their behavior when their ideas are challenged. I don't believe that is true. We need these types of stories if we are going to live in a society that has this many guns around.