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Originally Posted by BoysRUs3  Last week I got a horrific phone call informing me my 7th grader's friend died from a self-inflicted gunshot to his head. At first,it was said to be an accident ,but we soon knew that he had intentionally done this.The family had guns, as hunters & they were always locked up in separate places from the ammo. It turns out the last time they were at the practice range, he snuck bullets from there into his pocket.
I can't believe someone so young committed suicide-but I've read the incidence is 60% higher in homes where there are firearms-probably because when the child/teen gets an impulse/feels desperate,there is something immediately deadly available that they can use.. |
If the boy sneaked bullets into his pocket the last time they were at the practice range, it's not a question of him having an "immediately deadly" weapon available that he could use to kill himself. His was clearly a premeditated suicide and he would simply have chosen another method if a gun wasn't available.
I'm sorry you're having difficulty accepting his death. Suicide leaves a lot of pain and feelings of guilt for those left behind. His family will suffer terribly and perhaps it will help ease your pain if you reach out to them in their time of need.