The Green Valley Gun Show Field Trip
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The Green Valley Gun Show Field Trip
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Naturally, I don’t expect everyone to agree with me, but there are times and places for guns and a Senior Citizen’s Home is not one of them.
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I've lived almost half my life in countries where guns are illegal and curiously, the criminals didn't have them either.
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I also think it's the height of negligence on the part of the home's caregivers not to be distinctly away of what's going on with those under their custody. Someone bought a gun, and not only that they didn't confiscate it, they were totally unaware. Of course there's bound to be a random shooting. People have problems and most times need an outlet to vent. Whatever they feel is available for that purpose will be utilized.
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I have worked with a number of organizations in the social services sector. These have covered a range of residential settings, including those for the elderly. This type of field trip is not one I have come across in any of those facilities. I would have remembered if I had, as I would have found it disturbing. I'm not sure if it happens but I wouldn't think it is common. So, that leaves me wondering if this was just a plot device the author used to set up later events in the book?
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I was thinking the same thing about a plot device. As a Social Worker I have never heard of any facility doing such a stupid thing because of the declining mental state of some residents. They would be be liable for lawsuits and could lose their credentials. In speaking of the book the senior facility should have been culpable of the murders. The elderly man pulled the trigger but he was in their care when he did it.Spirit Wandering wrote: ↑02 Mar 2018, 11:43I have worked with a number of organizations in the social services sector. These have covered a range of residential settings, including those for the elderly. This type of field trip is not one I have come across in any of those facilities. I would have remembered if I had, as I would have found it disturbing. I'm not sure if it happens but I wouldn't think it is common. So, that leaves me wondering if this was just a plot device the author used to set up later events in the book?
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I worked at a nursing facility, and I have to say that I would not have been comfortable at all knowing that some of the residents had easy access to firearms. So, I completely understand when you say you'd have a huge problem if you had family living there.JessNWheeler wrote: ↑01 Mar 2018, 13:21 I’m surprised that the care home was okay with the possibility of have heavily armed residents. Clearly, it was a terrible idea. If my family member was living there, I would have had a huge problem with this field trip.
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I agree. I don't foresee a nursing facility truly allowing a resident to keep firearms and ammo is his room. There's too much that can go wrong, and it's a huge liability. You're are also right about it being odd that the guns were not recorded. Nursing homes typically keep a record of a resident's possessions just in case, so this shouldn't be any different.jessinikkip wrote: ↑01 Mar 2018, 18:16 With the fact that the book emphasizes that discount for all AARP members and the NRA is really pushing guns on seniors, it didn't surprise me like I'd expected it to. What did surprise me about it was that they were allowed to keep their guns and ammo with them and that no one recorded who bought something that day. I was surprised the center hadn't written down like "Okay, this person bought these two and this much ammo. This person bought this." Just so they'd have an idea who was armed...