One in four Americans are said to suffer some degree of "mental illness". [View all]
Yet even with the astonishing number of weapons floating around the country, we haven't wiped each other out.
It may pay to recognize that not all mental illness results in murder. It may also pay to realize that you likely know more than one person with some level of mental illness. This is to make you realize that it's okay, not a call to fear. I very much hope we may end the fear being spewed by the weapons sales/manufacturing lobby group, the NRA and replace it with compassion and understanding. Mental illness varies widely in regard to type and degree, much less the issues involving external/situational influences such as poverty, abuse, loss, etc. Thank you very much.
PS: Over 100 shootings have happened since Sandy Hook, yet no one is screaming over it. Are we so inured to death by weapons? And for the lulz, we seriously outnumber NRA membership. Boo! (Edit: The "Boo!" is meant towards the NRA. This is one of the problems with the illness...I have to spend a great deal of time considering whether I've correctly conveyed my intent or if the meaning is insufficient and can be misinterpreted. Please have compassion to the "mentally ill". It's just not easy.)
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