Suicides at gun ranges nationwide devastate families and staff
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[{'start': '0.240', 'end': '5.440', 'text': 'Why WSMV4 investigation? It uncovered'}, {'start': '2.800', 'end': '7.839', 'text': 'people dying at gun ranges. People are'}, {'start': '5.440', 'end': '9.920', 'text': 'taking their own lives with rented guns,'}, {'start': '7.839', 'end': '11.519', 'text': 'including a man in Sar County. Chief'}, {'start': '9.920', 'end': '13.120', 'text': 'investigative reporter Jeremy Finley is'}, {'start': '11.519', 'end': '14.799', 'text': 'here. And Jeremy, while many of us have'}, {'start': '13.120', 'end': '16.960', 'text': 'never heard of this, you found it'}, {'start': '14.799', 'end': '18.800', 'text': "happening all over the US. It's"}, {'start': '16.960', 'end': '20.880', 'text': "terrible, but it's true. And the way I"}, {'start': '18.800', 'end': '23.119', 'text': 'found out about this, the family of Eric'}, {'start': '20.880', 'end': '25.600', 'text': 'Rich and West Morland reached out to me.'}, {'start': '23.119', 'end': '29.359', 'text': 'They say by law their son should have'}, {'start': '25.600', 'end': '32.000', 'text': 'never even had access to a gun.'}, {'start': '29.359', 'end': '34.239', 'text': 'After living a life in full color, Eric'}, {'start': '32.000', 'end': '38.000', 'text': "Rich's days were becoming increasingly"}, {'start': '34.239', 'end': '40.079', 'text': 'bleak. He was just tired. Tired of'}, {'start': '38.000', 'end': '42.800', 'text': 'dealing with his mental struggles that'}, {'start': '40.079', 'end': '45.440', 'text': 'he dealt with. Struggling to get their'}, {'start': '42.800', 'end': '47.920', 'text': "son help, Rich's mother and stepfather"}, {'start': '45.440', 'end': '50.800', 'text': 'took solace that his felony criminal'}, {'start': '47.920', 'end': '53.360', 'text': 'background meant one thing. Were you'}, {'start': '50.800', 'end': '56.160', 'text': "almost relieved that he couldn't have"}, {'start': '53.360', 'end': '58.719', 'text': 'access to a gun? Yes, I was. So, when'}, {'start': '56.160', 'end': '61.120', 'text': 'the call came on January 13th and the'}, {'start': '58.719', 'end': '64.239', 'text': 'Lommans learned where their son had'}, {'start': '61.120', 'end': '67.520', 'text': 'taken his life, one question accompanied'}, {'start': '64.239', 'end': '70.560', 'text': 'their grief. How did he get his hands on'}, {'start': '67.520', 'end': '73.520', 'text': "a firearm? He has a record. He's He's a"}, {'start': '70.560', 'end': '75.760', 'text': 'felon. The police report shows Rich'}, {'start': '73.520', 'end': '78.479', 'text': 'walked into this Gallatin gun range,'}, {'start': '75.760', 'end': '80.240', 'text': 'rented a gun, and took his own life. In'}, {'start': '78.479', 'end': '82.640', 'text': 'Tennessee, there is no criminal'}, {'start': '80.240', 'end': '85.280', 'text': 'background check for renting a gun.'}, {'start': '82.640', 'end': '87.360', 'text': 'Despite a felony conviction, he got a'}, {'start': '85.280', 'end': '90.560', 'text': 'gun instantly.'}, {'start': '87.360', 'end': '94.400', 'text': 'No parent should ever have to bury their'}, {'start': '90.560', 'end': '96.320', 'text': "child. And Rich's case is hardly unique."}, {'start': '94.400', 'end': '98.400', 'text': 'He texted me, "I love you very, very'}, {'start': '96.320', 'end': '101.600', 'text': 'much." And then 43 minutes later, he'}, {'start': '98.400', 'end': '104.320', 'text': "killed himself. Both Amy Bryant, Carol's"}, {'start': '101.600', 'end': '107.040', 'text': "son. How is he getting a gun? He's got"}, {'start': '104.320', 'end': '109.600', 'text': 'paranoid schizophrenia. and Karen'}, {'start': '107.040', 'end': '112.320', 'text': 'Williams son killed themselves at a gun'}, {'start': '109.600', 'end': '114.479', 'text': 'range in Hanover, Virginia. Both'}, {'start': '112.320', 'end': '117.200', 'text': 'families say the men had been committed'}, {'start': '114.479', 'end': '119.360', 'text': 'to mental institutions in the past, but'}, {'start': '117.200', 'end': '122.560', 'text': 'were still able to rent guns at the'}, {'start': '119.360', 'end': '125.680', 'text': 'range. A WSMV4 investigation found'}, {'start': '122.560', 'end': '128.800', 'text': 'reports of suicides at gun ranges in all'}, {'start': '125.680', 'end': '131.760', 'text': 'these states. This is a common thread'}, {'start': '128.800', 'end': '134.560', 'text': 'across the US. The deaths even prompted'}, {'start': '131.760', 'end': '137.760', 'text': 'the firearm industry trade association'}, {'start': '134.560', 'end': '140.080', 'text': 'to develop manuals to help gun ranges to'}, {'start': '137.760', 'end': '143.120', 'text': 'not only post suicide prevention'}, {'start': '140.080', 'end': '146.560', 'text': 'materials inside but also how to help'}, {'start': '143.120', 'end': '149.120', 'text': 'staff cope after a suicide. The owner of'}, {'start': '146.560', 'end': '151.120', 'text': 'Aries Tactical and Gallatin wrote in an'}, {'start': '149.120', 'end': '154.160', 'text': 'email, "We do not feel comfortable'}, {'start': '151.120', 'end': '156.959', 'text': 'talking at this time." Rich\'s family now'}, {'start': '154.160', 'end': '159.440', 'text': 'wants Tennessee to allow gun ranges to'}, {'start': '156.959', 'end': '161.879', 'text': 'conduct background checks on people who'}, {'start': '159.440', 'end': '164.720', 'text': 'rent guns at'}, {'start': '161.879', 'end': '168.640', 'text': "ranges. Realizing their son's organs"}, {'start': '164.720', 'end': '170.959', 'text': 'have been donated to save other lives,'}, {'start': '168.640', 'end': '174.080', 'text': 'but knowing who is now missing from'}, {'start': '170.959', 'end': '177.040', 'text': 'their own. This is a new way that people'}, {'start': '174.080', 'end': '179.120', 'text': 'are ending their lives.'}, {'start': '177.040', 'end': '181.360', 'text': 'Well, Jeremy, this is new to a lot of'}, {'start': '179.120', 'end': '183.840', 'text': 'us. So, what would have to be done to'}, {'start': '181.360', 'end': '185.440', 'text': 'require background checks at gun ranges?'}, {'start': '183.840', 'end': '187.599', 'text': 'Yeah, we took that question, Marius, to'}, {'start': '185.440', 'end': '189.040', 'text': 'the TBI given that they operate the'}, {'start': '187.599', 'end': '190.959', 'text': 'criminal background checks here in the'}, {'start': '189.040', 'end': '193.599', 'text': 'state. Well, a spokesman says there'}, {'start': '190.959', 'end': '195.840', 'text': 'currently is no way for gun ranges to'}, {'start': '193.599', 'end': '197.760', 'text': 'get access to federal data. But, quote,'}, {'start': '195.840', 'end': '199.280', 'text': '"This is what a spokesman told me. We'}, {'start': '197.760', 'end': '201.519', 'text': 'have however been involved in'}, {'start': '199.280', 'end': '203.840', 'text': 'conversations here in Tennessee and with'}, {'start': '201.519', 'end': '205.280', 'text': 'our federal counterparts about potential'}, {'start': '203.840', 'end': '207.440', 'text': 'options." So, we\'ll be digging into'}, {'start': '205.280', 'end': '209.680', 'text': 'that. We also wanted to point out we'}, {'start': '207.440', 'end': '211.599', 'text': 'wanted to speak with gun advocacy groups'}, {'start': '209.680', 'end': '213.680', 'text': 'including the Firearm Industry Trade'}, {'start': '211.599', 'end': '215.840', 'text': 'Association and the Tennessee Firearms'}, {'start': '213.680', 'end': '218.000', 'text': "Association. They either didn't respond"}, {'start': '215.840', 'end': '219.760', 'text': "or declined to comment, but we're hoping"}, {'start': '218.000', 'end': '221.440', 'text': 'they will weigh in at one point on this'}, {'start': '219.760', 'end': '223.519', 'text': 'topic as we continue reporting on it.'}, {'start': '221.440', 'end': '225.440', 'text': 'Maurice, keep asking those questions.'}, {'start': '223.519', 'end': '226.879', 'text': 'Jeremy, thank you so much. And if you or'}, {'start': '225.440', 'end': '229.120', 'text': 'someone you know is dealing with mental'}, {'start': '226.879', 'end': '230.959', 'text': "health crisis, remember there's always"}, {'start': '229.120', 'end': '234.319', 'text': 'people out there who can help. You can'}, {'start': '230.959', 'end': '237.680', 'text': 'call or text the 988 suicide and crisis'}, {'start': '234.319', 'end': '241.200', 'text': 'lifeline. Tennessee also has a crisis uh'}, {'start': '237.680', 'end': '241.200', 'text': 'line. That number is on your screen.'}]