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Curtis

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12. I would argue that...

Reply to imanamerican63 (Original post)

Sat May 28, 2022, 11:36 AM

May 2022

Those who have to collect military grade weapons instead of actually joining the military, where they can have all the fun with those weapons that they wish, while children and other innocents are slaughtered have some sort of mental illness as it is

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I have thinking a lot about what they mean by "mentally ill" and guns? [View all] imanamerican63 May 2022 OP

True: We all have demons! LakeVermilion May 2022 #1

Exactly! imanamerican63 May 2022 #2

Using an assault rifle to kill animals is twisted, sick, sadistic. Irish_Dem May 2022 #3

Does the deer feel more pain... PTWB May 2022 #25

I cared for many people with severe mental illness, caused by disorders in the brain, when Ziggysmom May 2022 #4

Agree - they use it as a diversionary tactic Alice Kramden May 2022 #6

Ah.... there is a lot of room between stupid/irrational and mentally ill/insane. TigressDem May 2022 #5

Interesting. H2O Man May 2022 #15

Yeah, if we can find a way to civil conversation and logical resolutions that work for all.... TigressDem May 2022 #17

I want to thank you H2O Man May 2022 #24

I am practicing these thoughts so I can talk to my son. TigressDem May 2022 #26

This would be a great start as long as we open up free mental health Delmette2.0 May 2022 #16

I am all for mental health improvements. TigressDem May 2022 #18

Telling how this particular mental illness affects mostly white, youngest of our men just stepping LizBeth May 2022 #7

Privliegcide. Similar to Affluenza, the patient has a skewed sense of Privilege. haele May 2022 #19

+1. You are awesome. LizBeth May 2022 #21

Hunters with ARs attempt to kill with one shot. SYFROYH May 2022 #8

In the USA & elsewhere, there is an industry devoted to using words... sanatanadharma May 2022 #9

Please read this post by brooklynite usonian May 2022 #10

Very salient post. Parasites often create environments that are conducive harumph May 2022 #22

even if the parameters around 'mental illness' stopdiggin May 2022 #11

I would argue that... Curtis May 2022 #12

It doesn't mean access to treatment, can tell you that right off the bat ck4829 May 2022 #13

Mass murder with an assault weapon is the very definition of insane. Any insanity plea must not be ancianita May 2022 #14

Gun makers won't tell truth about AR15, huge profit margin for them...$$ over lives RANDYWILDMAN May 2022 #20

Not sure if this is to the point, but usonian May 2022 #23