Gabby Giffords: 10 Years Ago, a Gunman Tried to Silence Me

[NRSKarenRN, BSN, RN]

I can only imagine flashback that Gabby Gifford went through on Wednesday knowing her husband, Senator Mark Kelly was in the Capital during the insurrection + riot.

 

NY Times 1/08/21

Gabby Giffords: 10 Years Ago, a Gunman Tried to Silence Me

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During a week in which our country has endured shock, I’ve thought a lot about resilience and determination.

 

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10 minutes ago, NRSKarenRN said:

I can only imagine flashback that Gabby Gifford went through on Wednesday knowing her husband, Senator Mark Kelly was in the Capital during the insurrection + riot.

 

NY Times 1/08/21

Gabby Giffords: 10 Years Ago, a Gunman Tried to Silence Me

 

Just so, so awful! I don't understand the concept of guns except as a form of protection or for hunting for food. Neither of which should be necessary in a developed country. As a nurse I don't understand violence as a choice for anyone in any situation. If I lived in an environment where it was necessary, I would move immediately! 

If for hunting, I would imagine as an ignorant person that a single shot weapon would be the only choice and illegal with humongous penalties if you have more than say 6 bullets at a time. 

I guess I will be schooled now and I welcome the education. 

[toomuchbaloney]

On 1/8/2021 at 5:50 PM, Curious1997 said:

Just so, so awful! I don't understand the concept of guns except as a form of protection or for hunting for food. Neither of which should be necessary in a developed country. As a nurse I don't understand violence as a choice for anyone in any situation. If I lived in an environment where it was necessary, I would move immediately! 

If for hunting, I would imagine as an ignorant person that a single shot weapon would be the only choice and illegal with humongous penalties if you have more than say 6 bullets at a time. 

I guess I will be schooled now and I welcome the education. 

I live and hunt in Alaska.  I have no need for a weapon like an AR or AK. They are fun to shoot but I only consider purchasing one because some of my proTrump neighbors are rude and aggressive. Otherwise we have long guns and handguns for hunting and protection from wildlife. 

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45 minutes ago, toomuchbaloney said:

I live and hunt in Alaska.  I have no need for a weapon like an AR or AK. They are fun to shoot but I only consider purchasing one because some of my proTrump neighbors are rude and aggressive. Otherwise we have long guns and handguns for hunting and protection from wildlife. 

Don't you find it incredible that in the 21st century in a first world industrialized country, that such a situation exists? 

My secondary schooling was in England for three years, my mother is half Irish and half Scottish and my grandmother is Danish from Jutland so I spent vacations in all those places. In all of those places except probably bits of Ireland, if you said that to anyone especially Denmark or England, they would look at you as if you were Martian. They couldn't even conceive of those scenarios. In the village where my grandparents live, they don't close their front doors or shut their cars. The biggest possible scandal might be that someone was caught having an affair. Having also traveled extensively through Europe, what we put up with here is mind blowing. 

[NRSKarenRN, BSN, RN]

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