Ask Amy: Mom’s martyrdom creates a man-boy monster
Do some research online and by calling your local police department to see if there is a buyback event happening soon near where you live.
Buyback programs purchase firearms from individuals and then destroy the firearms purchased.
A relatively new organization, Gun By Gun (gunxgun.org), aims to take more guns out of circulation through gun buybacks. The organization accepts financial donations from the public and then uses this money to sponsor gun buyback events, working with law enforcement and gun ranges to ensure the guns are properly destroyed.
Dear Amy: “Distressed” wrote to you about a relative who was coming to her for loans in increasing amounts. The relative asked that the loans be kept a secret from her mother.
Your advice was great, but I want to suggest that this relative might have a gambling problem.
This happened in our family. By the time we realized what was going on, the relative had cleaned out several different family members, always swearing people to secrecy.
— Been There
Dear Been There: Asking a loan to be kept a secret is definitely cause for alarm.
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