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In reply to the discussion: This blaming those of us mentally ill for your fucking gun problems is getting tiresome. [View all]BainsBane
(53,016 posts)32. Your "common sense" is prejudice
Nothing more. If you want to restrict gun ownership by keeping them away from those most likely to inflict harm on others, keep them out of the hands of men up to about age 37 and away from anyone who abuses chemical substances. There is no greater propensity for the mentally I'll to commit violent acts than the rest of the population.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1525086/
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This blaming those of us mentally ill for your fucking gun problems is getting tiresome. [View all]
cliffordu
Dec 2012
OP
thank you for your perspective and for your sense of responsibility to others
liberal_at_heart
Dec 2012
#6
I don't think "culture" alone can force someone to slaughter more than two dozen innocents.
Arugula Latte
Dec 2012
#11
Well stated. Thank you for your most thoughtful and logical post.
corneliamcgillicutty
Dec 2012
#101
it's not ignored by those of us who know someone with a mental illness and who want
liberal_at_heart
Dec 2012
#13
I do not blame you, but if ruled the world I would not let you have a gun.
KILL THE WISE ONE
Dec 2012
#12
it's so scary how the current state of mental-health care leaves people in your situation...
renate
Dec 2012
#66
wouldn't it be nice if it were illegal to operate a gun while intoxicated?
liberal_at_heart
Dec 2012
#73
the little bit of news i've watched -- they absolutely haven't even said "mental illness"
orleans
Dec 2012
#18
This board has been full of "guns aren't the problem, untreated mental illness is."
Zoeisright
Dec 2012
#76
in mass murder key contributors are drugs, alcohol, and mental illness
liberal_at_heart
Dec 2012
#40
No need to argue semantics, minutia- reframe the issue & make guns part of the war on terror
graham4anything
Dec 2012
#53
The really sad part is that they are ignored even after a tragedy occurs. nt
Live and Learn
Dec 2012
#109
Adam Lanza had access to the best mental health treatment that money could buy...
ellisonz
Dec 2012
#120