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In reply to the discussion: I spent three weeks in a psychiatric treatment program, does that diminish me as a human being? [View all]DogPawsBiscuitsNGrav
(408 posts)as comparison or like. I think some gun owners are starting to feel persecuted because of what they feel is the recent threat of taking their guns. I'm not one of them because of my daughter, but I know people who are.
I've not heard anyone yet say "sacrifice someone else's right to save ours" as, instead of us take them, but I have heard them say that while they're making new gun legislation, since they're going to do it anyway, that mental health issues should be brought to the table when applying for a permit.
As I said, I'm sorry that you are feeling persecuted. It sounds like you're doing a beautiful job of making it through a difficult time in your life and this gives me hope for my daughter and our family. My daughter is self medicating with street drugs because that's what she saw her biological parents do. This makes her illness even harder to treat, and in her situation, I wouldn't want her having access to a gun and going to school with other peoples children. This is I think what people are talking about when they mention mental health issues lately. Not that everyone who's mentally ill is stark raving mad and gunning for young children because they aren't. You just got caught in the crossfire because of the timing and truly for that I am sorry. I'm also sorry if my posts offended you. They weren't intended to.