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Originally Posted by kittygilchrist
I'm cutting in line without reading previous posts to say this:
when I see a man under 35 that went off on a rampage the first thing I think is paranoid schizophrenia. It is as much a tragedy for that person and his family as it is for every other person involved. Not guilty by reason of insanity, but still dead.
What's tricky about enacting laws is the disorder has its onset during young manhood. or in the case of women, grossly stereotyping, they drown their babies. So who knew they were sick? Somebody close to them knew...
This nation dismantled its mental health treatment system way long ago....nevermind gun control, how about treatment?
so carry on with whatever you guys were talking about. sorry to cut in. I'm done.
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Originally Posted by Monkei
Forget all these killings ... I think that most gun owners who are members of te NRA would welcome background checks. But it's not the rank and file members in the NRA its the tie in to keep gun manufacturers fat happy and rich.
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Okay, You/Kitty and You/Monkei have provided some very good information, some of which I haven't thought about, although I have long noted the negative fallout from dismantling the mental health system.
I guess one should not paint the NRA with one broad brush.