'I was shot at point blank range and left for dead' Perspective

[bronxiteforever]

Philadelphia Inquirer
Updated: December 31, 2019 - 7:58 AM
Robin Gorneau, For The Inquirer

I was shot at point blank range and left for dead in a workplace robbery in Delaware on October 2, 1980. The 22-caliber bullet went right through me; I have entry and exit wounds.
Getting shot, and witnessing a murder and an attempted murder, are terrifying and traumatizing.
My life was spared that day, but a colleague was murdered. I spend every day seeking feelings of safety and security, still, even as I approach the 40-year mark since it happened.

... Being a shooting victim isn’t a topic for conversation unless you have a doctor’s appointment. There isn’t much opportunity to share. For a long time I felt there was no reason to talk about it ...Then, something happened to change my view of surviving the shooting. Our country started seeing more stories of random youths killing school children, escalating to synagogue and church congregants being murdered during services. Was it my mission now to share my experience, since every one of us now seems to be a witness to gun violence?

... But now, I do hope my story helps others going through the same thing know they are not the only one. They may be surprised by who else understands what they are experiencing. Being a survivor is part of my fabric now — I’ve been changed by that forever.
Robin Gorneau lives and works in the Philadelphia suburbs, where she considers herself to be an average woman with an above-average spirit.

https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/commentary/shooting-victims-trauma-recovery-support-20191231.html

[Dennis Donovan]

1. Kick and Recommend.

[marble falls]

2. When will it be enough?

[Kaiserguy]

4. For the GOP and NRA gun nuts

they will never give an inch no matter what the cost in lives. The sane gun owner and there are sane one are in favor of stricter gun regulations as is the general public. The hold up on regulations is the GOP/NRA

[SWBTATTReg]

3. I suspect that it won't be enough. My other half witnessed a shooting (a friend of his, while in ..

the same car/vehicle), and he still has nightmares about the experience. Someone trying to steal the car (car jacking). What will it take to get more guns off the streets? What will it take to stop people from turning to guns to solve their problems? I suspect that folks will always champion the 2nd amendment, the right to carry arms, but I suspect that the framers never intended for so many guns to be available. The right to self defense is there for all of our protections, but how far does it go, in that does one need 50 guns, 100 guns, more?

I grew up in a hunting family, so guns aren't a scary thing, but we were careful with the guns, we stored the guns carefully so young ones couldn't gain easy access to the guns, etc. (reasonable and abundant safeguards), which anyone with gun safety training would know.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

5. More stories like this need to be shared.

Most of us never personally witness gun violence, and have no idea what it is really like.