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In reply to the discussion: MENTALLY ILL MENTALLY ILL MENTALLY ILL [View all]Hugabear
(10,340 posts)94. What rethugs say, and what rethugs do, are two totally separate things
Rethugs say they're all for stricter gun control to keep guns out of the hands of the mentally ill.
However, they oppose any measures which would allow doctors and mental health providers from sharing information that could prevent these individuals from purchasing a gun.
They slash and cut spending for mental health programs.
They say one thing, but then do another. This is typical rethuglicanism.
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The desire to purchase a hand gun or assault weapon is a clear indication of mental illness
bowens43
Jan 2013
#8
Nothing that tax cuts for the rich, entitlement cuts for the poor and another war or two won't fix
Fumesucker
Jan 2013
#13
Gun control should include mandatory mental health exams for ALL gun owners. nt
Comrade_McKenzie
Jan 2013
#18
A little fear, a dash of ignorance, some cherry-picking--shake: mentally ill are the problem.
HereSince1628
Jan 2013
#20
If law-abiding, peaceful gun owners were treated the same as the mentally ill are currently treated
Nuclear Unicorn
Jan 2013
#21
Right, statistically you're much safer without a gun yet and people buy them for "protection"
Fumesucker
Jan 2013
#43
It comes from his statement that tens of millions of otherwise peaceful people
Nuclear Unicorn
Jan 2013
#48
So those who aren't mentally ill are treated as mentally ill while the mentally ill
Nuclear Unicorn
Jan 2013
#54
If you're a danger to yourself and others? Yes. Absolutely. If you're enough of a danger
Nuclear Unicorn
Jan 2013
#64
I didn't get to hear the President but the argument you are making makes no sense.
Nuclear Unicorn
Jan 2013
#78
Specifically, how would you make it more difficult for the mentally ill to purchase guns?
HereSince1628
Jan 2013
#26
How about we make it easier for the authorities to treat the mentally ill.
Nuclear Unicorn
Jan 2013
#29
Those costs are largely hidden from the public, distributed around in a lot of different ways
Fumesucker
Jan 2013
#71
It's really odd that the unconditioned risk gets invokedfor gun owners but not the mentally ill.
HereSince1628
Jan 2013
#41
Back to the problem of how to identify the undiagnosed potential mass murderers
HereSince1628
Jan 2013
#56
The only commonality to ALL mass shootings was/is easy access to guns. Period.
riderinthestorm
Jan 2013
#58
The fact that they don't know the difference between Mental Health & Mental Illness prooves it.
patrice
Jan 2013
#36
Good point! Are FAMILIES going to be prevented from getting help, so that gun owners can play
patrice
Jan 2013
#35
That's REALLY a dangerous meme. Who says who is mentally ill, how, and why? Talk about FASCISM!!!
patrice
Jan 2013
#33
NY is proposing a state database for people with mental health issues, gun owners or not.
hack89
Jan 2013
#60
Blame Big Pharma, not the mentally ill, the FDA is not doing their job
Follow The Money
Jan 2013
#61
The Republicans are demanding Scarlet-Lettering of anyone with even a minor mental illness.
backscatter712
Jan 2013
#79
I have come to the conclusion after reading thousands of comments on this debate that....
Kalidurga
Jan 2013
#82
Joined by President Obama...a whole lot of his planned executive orders are aimed at mental illness.
dkf
Jan 2013
#83