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Lifestories: Families in Crisis Season 1 Episode 4

Gunplay: The Last Day in the Life of Brian Darling

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Gunplay: The Last Day in the Life of Brian Darling

AIRED: 9/19/92

This episode describes the last day in the life of 10-year-old Brian Darling. Brian was accidentally shot to death while playing with a loaded handgun. The boy's father, John Darling, gives gun-safety tips.

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By RoxieVelma, Oct 31, 2005

This was another powerful Lifestories episode. I especially liked the fact that the father of the young boy who was killed told children they needed to watch this show with their parents or another adult because the subject matter may be too painful for them. Actually it was a show which needs to be seen by everyone.

The acting wasn’t the greatest I have ever seen, in fact the little boy who played the boy who shot Brian Darling got on my nerves. However, in a way, the acting was on target because the boys were just acting like young children which they were and it gave this telefilm a little more reality. With all of that being said, however, the plot was interesting and still very difficult to watch. I really had no idea that they would even show Brian being show in the way they did, but they did and it needed to be seen by children and adults to prove just how dangerous owning a gun with children in the house can be. The ending was especially hard to watch because all throughout the show Brian wanted to go and buy a new jacket with his grandmother the next day, but she was too busy. When the father and grandmother arrive and see Brian laying on the floor dead, his grandmother leaned over to him and told him they were going to buy him a new jacket today. It had me crying my eyes out.

Frankly, I think that this episode should be shown in schools. Also, it should be given out to people who purchase guns if they have children in their home or may have young children over. It would be a pretty good deterrent to having guns out in the open in home and making sure if they have one that they end up locked up somewhere the children don’t know about.

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They missed the point. Guns should be left to law enforcement only.

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By benett40, Oct 23, 2005

What happened here was an absolute tragedy. I find it ridiculous for the father to be giving gun safety tips other than NOT HAVING ONE!!!! DUH!!!!

If guns were left to law enforcement and people found with them were jailed like they should be, there wouldn\\\'t only be alot less violent criminal activity, but far fewer horrible accidents as well.

I hate guns and there is absolutely no reason for anyone to have one other than a violent one. Period.

If you think about it, people have guns for hunting, protection, mostly from other people with weapons, and to commit felonies of their own.

People have the right to bear arms?? I think that\'s taken out of context and we certainly have a powerful enough military and potent police forces throughout this country to take care of pretty much everything.

And put Charlton Heston in jail already. What a nut that is.moreless
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