Everyday when I get to work, I browse news articles on various sites while drinking my coffee. Stories like this really raise a flag and upset me. As sad as it is, luckily this broad only took herself out.

 

http://todayentertainment.today.com/_news/2013/02/17/16997320-country-singer-mindy-mccready-dead-in-apparent-suicide?lite

 

 

This right here is a clear example of America's gun problem. NOT the type of weapon, the capacity of the magazine, or the law abiding citizen who owns it. It's mentally unstable, drug addicted looney-bins like this that give gun owners a bad name. God forbid this woman decided to go shoot up a crowd of people, the headlines would read "Gun Violence rears its ugly head once again"

 

 

How was this woman allowed the ownership or access to a weapon after:

 

- "arrested and jailed for trying to buy OxyContin with a false prescription and attempted suicide with an overdose of drugs and alcohol"

 

-“I was around her when she attempted suicide twice, so I knew it was in her.”

 

-"In 2010, she appeared on "Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew" seeking help for her battle with substance addiction."

 

-"On Feb. 6, McCready's publicist said the singer was admitted to an inpatient facility, though the cause was not specified. Her two sons were placed in foster care while McCready was being treated."

 

 

What are Everyone thoughts on this?

Her previous actions prove that she had suicidal tendencies. Note that they fail to emphasize that she tried suicide twice before (that we know). The gun was just her latest attempt. Had she done this with her car in her garage, would we call for banning cars?

Of course now this will be made about guns when it is not about guns.

Of course now this will be made about guns when it is not about guns.

This

Very tragic. I'd give my left nut to have her back.

She was a wreck, she had so much more then most people will ever see in their lives yet somehow her life was so bad she had to kill herself. F her. If you wanna kill yourself go ahead. Life still goes on.

again, this is not a gun problem. it is a MENTAL HEALTH problem. That is quite clearly the real problem, but no one really wants to admit that.. if she slit her wrists, would people be clamoring to ban kitchen knives?

Sad to say but... If she didnt have a gun to do it with, she would have found another way. Can't blame guns.

exactly. she tried it other ways in the past apparently but it didnt stick.

I should have put parenthesis around "gun problem"

 

I agree its not a gun related issue, but that's how the media will portray it. That's the whole reason why were going through this nightmare.

I agree its not a gun related issue, but that's how the media will portray it. That's the whole reason why were going through this nightmare.

 

I'm not sure I agree. I haven't seen much outcry in the media w.r.t suicides. There aren't huge headlines shouting that we must ban guns because people are killing themselves with them. It's more the other things.

 

I think it's more an issue that most of the statistics the media spews, like gun death rate, INCLUDES suicides. The media implies that the numbers are all homicides and shout "SEE! We must ban guns because people are killing EACHOTHER with them"

I read in another article that she killed her dog, too, so glad they got her kids out of there. RIP.

no offense, but if she killed her dog, she can RIH.. (im a dog person)

 

voyager, I agree that they shouldnt include suicides in "gun related death" stats (nor should they include "justifiable homicides", but they do in many corners)

Shame even with all the extra resources a "celebrity" has to help cope with mental illness, it came to this.

Then on the other hand, maybe if she weren't famous, she might've gotten different treatment, instead of being trotted out for our amusement on "Dr Drews celebrity rehab" whose alumni seem to be dropping like flies.

Anyway, shame..talented girl even if it wasn't my cup of tea