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KT2000

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15. as memory serves me -

Reply to auntpurl (Reply #9)

Sun Jun 12, 2016, 06:14 PM

Jun 2016

many of the mass killers had been diagnosed with mental conditions.
I never said all people with mental illness are violent criminals. That is why this subject never gets anywhere - broad strokes when a fine point is needed.
I also did not say that all mentally ill people kill others. There are diagnosed conditions in people that indicates they should not be armed. Maybe the psychiatric associations could examine this because when an aggressive, angry, unstable person - one you would not want to be in the same room with starts amassing weapons and makes threats - gee maybe we should not sell them guns. Maybe there should be mechanisms to stop that person.

I have to say you made a straw man argument out of what I actually said.

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Can I just say something about mental health? [View all] auntpurl Jun 2016 OP

Terrorists are normally sane and understand fully what they are doing. NutmegYankee Jun 2016 #1

Yes. auntpurl Jun 2016 #3

Good read DustyJoe Jun 2016 #2

Well, that is clearly not true. auntpurl Jun 2016 #4

Why would you want to own something made to kill unless you want to kill? scscholar Jun 2016 #27

wonderful post. thank you. cali Jun 2016 #5

Thanks for reading. auntpurl Jun 2016 #6

When someone commits such an atrocity Aerows Jun 2016 #19

"Unstable is a mental illness": Not in the sense of diagnosis and treatment. auntpurl Jun 2016 #20

I get what you are saying - the vast majority Aerows Jun 2016 #21

I'm so sorry. auntpurl Jun 2016 #22

Just when I think things have gotten better Aerows Jun 2016 #23

I was thinking today auntpurl Jun 2016 #24

... auntpurl Jun 2016 #7

we must talk about mental illness KT2000 Jun 2016 #8

"Words are important and we all have a need to separate ourselves from such an act." auntpurl Jun 2016 #9

as memory serves me - KT2000 Jun 2016 #15

It is much more helpful to base gun ownership on past actions than mental illness diagnosis. auntpurl Jun 2016 #17

reading comprehension KT2000 Jun 2016 #18

I think there is a valid conversation as to whether it is "sane" to think a magic being in the sky Warren DeMontague Jun 2016 #10

This is why language is important. auntpurl Jun 2016 #12

I think the real reflexive denial here is to make the connection to Islamic Fundamentalism Warren DeMontague Jun 2016 #14

I believe IS needs to be wiped out. auntpurl Jun 2016 #16

It's also an easy out. progressoid Jun 2016 #11

Yes. auntpurl Jun 2016 #13

One of the greatest atrocities that St. Ronnie committed Stonepounder Jun 2016 #25

How about a person being brainwashed, I liken his actions to a violent cult-like behavior oregonjen Jun 2016 #26

I'm a hunter with a history of Depression. Odin2005 Jun 2016 #28