Dear Abby or Dear Simple Minded
Hmmmm...
Someone want to write Abby about the danger of simplistic answers?
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Cop's wife charges her husband with lax gun safety at home
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
By Dear Abby
POST-DISPATCH
08/29/2006
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
By Dear Abby
POST-DISPATCH
08/29/2006
Dear Abby: My husband is a great husband and father to our three children, ages 17, 10 and 4. The problem is, he leaves his loaded 9mm gun lying around our house. Now here's the kicker: He's a police officer.
He leaves it in the holster, which is tricky to remove the gun from. He insists, "It can't be fired while it's in the holster." Abby, I don't care! My kids have friends in and out of our home daily.
The next time I find the gun lying around, I plan on taking it to his chief and explaining the problem to him. Am I out of line?
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Abby Response:
I think your solution is excellent, and here's why. Just a few weeks ago, I saw a report on the evening news about an officer of the law who was driving his vehicle with his 3-year-old son along for the ride. The child somehow got ahold of his father's gun, and shot his father in the back.
The policeman somehow managed to get the vehicle stopped, and asked a witness to "look out for his child" before being taken to the hospital. The report concluded that the officer might be paralyzed for life.
Enough said?
