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AndyA

(16,993 posts)
4. All responsible gun owners are responsible gun owners until they aren't
Wed Feb 27, 2013, 12:16 PM
Feb 2013

In a split second, they go from responsible to irresponsible.

It's more than just mental health, too. Do you have to be mentally ill to kill someone? Can you not just be angry, or hate people? Perhaps those motives are based on mental health issues, but you can't always tell until it's too late that there's a mental health issue.

The solution isn't to just allow everyone who wants them to have more guns. The better the access to guns, the more likely a gun will be used by someone to kill. Rights are rights, and the right to life trumps the right to bear arms. Guns should be well regulated, as stated. When you can buy from a private entity with no background check, that's not well regulated.

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