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A 92 year old woman fired shots at her neighbor after he refused to kiss her. Seeing the photo, I am not sure which I would choose either; having to kiss her or being shot at!

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Bettner said the elderly woman has also cursed at him and attempted to strangle another woman with whom she thought he was having an affair.

Poor woman. She is probably suffering from some kind of illness.

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That explains it..

WildBill wrote:

Bettner said the elderly woman has also cursed at him and attempted to strangle another woman with whom she thought he was having an affair.

Poor woman. She is probably suffering from some kind of illness.

Yeah, I am sure there is some form of senile dementia involved. Just a good reason she shouldn't have a gun. She won't have one for long anyway as I am sure they will remove them from her.

My wife's grandmother had issues like that (not shooting people for not kissing her), but dementia. It was always dicey going to her house because she was very fond of her always loaded 38 special. She was from Selma, AL so she was old Southern if you get my drift and I am Mexican so I was always praying when we used to go visit.

...she should have waited till Sadie Hawkins' Day...

speedsix wrote:...she should have waited till Sadie Hawkins' Day...

Texas Size 11 wrote:My wife's grandmother had issues like that (not shooting people for not kissing her), but dementia. It was always dicey going to her house because she was very fond of her always loaded 38 special. She was from Selma, AL so she was old Southern if you get my drift and I am Mexican so I was always praying when we used to go visit.

You must have had some dicey holiday visits.

...my best friend before I went into the Corps was around 50...I gave him my first revolver...a 4" Sentinel Deluxe...my favorite possession...didn't really think I'd be back...but I was...he proudly owned it for almost 40 years...then his wife...who loved him deeply, chased him around the house with it trying to kill him...dementia...he gave it to a neighbor to keep for him...the neighbor said someone stole it out of his truck...his wife died in a year...he's about 88 now...still talks about that gun...and his wife...it's heart-breaking to see his sadness...

Yeah, I told someone the other day that a Cougar for me would be an 80 year old woman. LOL

Seriously, dementia and other mental diseases are a real heartbreak for families and can actually be a safety issue for all involved. Trust me, I know first hand as my Father had Alzheimer's. These can affect people differently, and you can have people who are very docile, meek and friendly, or you can have people who become very violent and crazy.

In the case of my Dad, he did have episodes where he would get agitated and a mean streak would come out. Luckily (if you can call it that) he also had Parkinson's disease that progressed rapidly to a point where he became bedfast and any serious physical violence was squelched by his inability to fight. This all happened when I was about 19 - 20 years old and was the oldest of 2 children still living at home. To my advantage, my Dad had been NRA Hunter Safety instructor and between that, my shooting on NRA and other competition teams from a very early age, I was able to properly secure all of the guns in the house.

So, bottom line, while it was a hard thing to do, and he never ever threatened to use them or tried to et to them, I had to remove all of the firearms from his access just in case. I really have sympathy for anyone who has to deal with these types of issues in family. It is very hard on relationships and takes a mental and physical toll on the others in the family as well. But safety is key and if you have to do it, you must make the home safe for all.

My sister in law related to me her husband's mother developed dementia. They tried to care for her at home determined to keep her there until the end. Then one day when they told her it was time for her medicine, she grabbed a huge butcher knife from the kitchen drawer and chased them round and round their home over beds and around sofas in a terrifying effort to stab them to death. Finally, they ran out the front door and pulled it shut. While frantically holding it closed, her mother in law stabbed it so hard the knife actually came part way through the door. They decided to take her to a retirement home the same day. This poor woman had never even spanked her children or raised her hand to anyone. You never know how these kinds of diseases will change a person's personality. It's so hard on the families to make those difficult calls for when it's time to take control.

WildBill wrote:

Texas Size 11 wrote:My wife's grandmother had issues like that (not shooting people for not kissing her), but dementia. It was always dicey going to her house because she was very fond of her always loaded 38 special. She was from Selma, AL so she was old Southern if you get my drift and I am Mexican so I was always praying when we used to go visit.

You must have had some dicey holiday visits.

Like you wouldn't believe.