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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]Skittles
(153,193 posts)84. YOU KNOW IT, LIBERAL
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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