The "mental health" argument relating to guns is PURE BULLSHIT

[Stinky The Clown]

It is not the people who get the guns so much as they CAN get guns.

Checking backgrounds for mental health issues may help a little, but how many "mentally ill" people are among the 300 plus 2022 mass shooters?

The problem is real fucking easy to define in a single loaded word.

GUNS.

Don't tell me why not. Tell me WHY?

[Nevilledog]

1. Cuz when God wrote the Constitution he said it was my right! Look it up.

[Emile]

2. Other countries must not have any mental health problems.

They don't have mass shootings like us.

Of course it's the guns!

[at140]

5. yes, no other country has 500 million guns in civilian hands

we have may more guns than people. This should have been restricted long ago, like soon after WWII.

[cate94]

3. Any one who needs an AR15

Should probably get a red flagged.

[at140]

6. AR-15 is not a defensive weapon

You can't hide it under pillow for quick access in case an intruder breaks in.
What is the purpose of owning AR-15 type assault weapons?

[cate94]

7. To murder

As many people as possible. People are the target.

[at140]

11. Well all AR-15 owners do not necessarily

murder others willy nilly. My point is it is not the best weapon for self defense. Most AR-15 owners are trying to supplement their inadequacy of manhood.
I would never buy this weapon because I do not like violence in the first place and I am confident about my manhood.

[CentralMass]

4. Maybe I'm wrong and will get hammered for it but IMO anyone who wo go out and buy an assault rifle,

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body armor, and high capacity magazine and then go into a crowded place and started blowing people away is mentally ill.
I believe assault weapons and high capacity mags, a pribably even body armor should be banned. However imo mentally illness can not be separated from this issue.

[Stinky The Clown]

8. I believe any murderer is mentally ill. Yet we get bloodthirsty and want to kill them.

I oppose the death penalty in ALL cases. No exception.

[at140]

12. You are right

Murderers and especially mass killers are not sane mentally.

[MyMission]

9. Actually, if they started screening for mental health

Issues and red flags, a large number of them would certainly lose their gun privileges...in my dreams.

Certainly mental health is a big crisis in this country; we have the christofascists, cult's 45 and q intersecting with the militant crazies, the insurrection, and the years of covid trauma, the recent reversal of Roe, the fight for our democracy, all combine to cause mild to extreme mental health issues. This country is too crazy for guns.

Was trying to lighten the mood of your post, but I basically agree with everything you said.

[CentralMass]

10. I don't know where capital punishment came into it but I am against it as well.