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Denninmi

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26. As I told you before, I sympathize with the personal circumstances in your family.

Reply to DogPawsBiscuitsNGrav (Reply #20)

Wed Jan 9, 2013, 03:08 PM

Jan 2013

It sounds hard to deal with at times.

Questions for you - how would you feel about your daughter having to register her name with law enforcement and/or have her name entered in a criminal database? How about if treating physicians, psychologists, and dispensing pharmacists were required to turn over her confidential medical records?

And, most important question, how would she feel about all of that?

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No matter which side of the gun debate, can you understand why this is degrading to MI patients? [View all] Denninmi Jan 2013 OP

The mentally ill are being used as a scapegoat by the gun industry. Scuba Jan 2013 #1

exactly.... spanone Jan 2013 #14

And another point 2naSalit Jan 2013 #17

Keeping public lists of Sex Offenders is no doubt degrading to those who have served their time... Agnosticsherbet Jan 2013 #2

So, this is fine with you? Denninmi Jan 2013 #4

It is fine to me that we look at this as part of an answer to the problem of gun violence. Agnosticsherbet Jan 2013 #7

Well, thank you for an honest opinion. Denninmi Jan 2013 #11

Your welcome... but the issue isn't to punish you or anyone else with MH or MI issues Agnosticsherbet Jan 2013 #15

You are comparing law-abiding mentally ill with convicted sex offenders?! obamanut2012 Jan 2013 #6

No, I am saying that we have a mental crises as well as a gun crises. We need to do something Agnosticsherbet Jan 2013 #12

I've got no problem with the standard of "danger to self and others". Denninmi Jan 2013 #19

Danger to self and others already legally requires heath professionals to act. Agnosticsherbet Jan 2013 #21

Fine. Denninmi Jan 2013 #22

Thankyou for a fine post. Both 2A & 5A are prime targets in this debate. Eleanors38 Jan 2013 #3

People who have not been adjudicated as incompetent, or committed involuntarily, have the full... slackmaster Jan 2013 #5

Whoa. ecstatic Jan 2013 #8

I don't see how it fails on any level. Denninmi Jan 2013 #23

You mixed apples and oranges ecstatic Jan 2013 #31

Excellent OP but it raises an interesting question, if mental health experts can't predict WHO will jody Jan 2013 #9

The problem with "mental health" proposals is that we have such a poor understanding of mental Brickbat Jan 2013 #10

++++++++++ FedUpWithIt All Jan 2013 #28

Avoid all that. Restrict guns severely, without regard to whether mental illness is an issue. Hoyt Jan 2013 #13

As I understand it rrneck Jan 2013 #16

Excellent point, "society is quick to tell people they are not competent to defend themselves, but jody Jan 2013 #24

People naturally seek a simple solution sarisataka Jan 2013 #18

I can't have a gun in my home by choice because my daughter is DogPawsBiscuitsNGrav Jan 2013 #20

As I told you before, I sympathize with the personal circumstances in your family. Denninmi Jan 2013 #26

And yet, this is exactly how some people wish to treat gun owners. regjoe Jan 2013 #25

So, other than quoting me, do you have a position on this? Denninmi Jan 2013 #29

I have Complex PTSD and i have also been diagnosed Bipolar FedUpWithIt All Jan 2013 #27

I can certainly respect both your position and situation. Denninmi Jan 2013 #30

Countries which ended up as fascist/police states followed the trend we are currently experiencing. Fire Walk With Me Jan 2013 #32