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tanyev

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12. And Republicans care about mental health even less than they care about gun safety.

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Mon Nov 6, 2017, 08:35 AM

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Trump: Texas mass shooting is about mental health, not guns [View all] riversedge Nov 2017 OP

trump finally admits "mental health problem at the highest level" truthisfreedom Nov 2017 #1

People Control, Not Gun Control Sancho Nov 2017 #2

Nothing will be done Scarsdale Nov 2017 #4

No assault weapons for civilians, period. HopeAgain Nov 2017 #6

No difference. Trump's fine with mentally ill people having their Second Amendment right no_hypocrisy Nov 2017 #3

So that's it...crazy shooters and vigilantes. HopeAgain Nov 2017 #5

Must be why Trump overturned restrictions on Mentally I'll owning guns whathehell Nov 2017 #7

Yes padah513 Nov 2017 #9

Agree totally but I heard nothing at all.from the broadcast media whathehell Nov 2017 #11

+1 riversedge Nov 2017 #21

Nice for the abuser to give his 2 cents! Madam45for2923 Nov 2017 #8

No actually it is about the guns quaker bill Nov 2017 #10

Agree. It IS about guns and as far as mental health, let's not get advice from DT. mpcamb Nov 2017 #32

+1 quaker bill Nov 2017 #34

And Republicans care about mental health even less than they care about gun safety. tanyev Nov 2017 #12

I'll just leave this here as a reminder BumRushDaShow Nov 2017 #13

If a guy named Mohamed had shot these people Trump would be calling for a Muslim ban doc03 Nov 2017 #14

There are mentally-ill people scattered in nations all over the globe. Paladin Nov 2017 #18

The "mental health" issue billh58 Nov 2017 #20

The mentally ill diagnosing the mentally ill. bucolic_frolic Nov 2017 #15

Well that didn't take long. A WHITE guy is always "disturbed". Brown skin--TERRORISTS!!!!!!! Bengus81 Nov 2017 #16

Seems to me someone named Obama Timmygoat Nov 2017 #17

Too many madokie Nov 2017 #19

I agree. This country is insane to allow people to buy machine guns. lagomorph777 Nov 2017 #22

That "machine gun" reference will get you in trouble with the pro-gun vocabulary police. Paladin Nov 2017 #24

Fuck 'em. No time for euphemisms anymore. We hand over control of language all the time. lagomorph777 Nov 2017 #25

Good. I've been arguing for reclaiming the vocabulary for a long time, now. Paladin Nov 2017 #33

And Repugs just *repealed* laws meant to keep guns out of the hands of mentally ill. eppur_se_muova Nov 2017 #23

Yes. Turbineguy Nov 2017 #26

Trump said neighbor shot shooter.... ollie10 Nov 2017 #27

Someone needs to teach Don about guns and, especially, long-range scopes. Vinca Nov 2017 #28

Fine. Then isnt most terrorism, religious or otherwise, a mental health issue? Freethinker65 Nov 2017 #29

Demonstrates how pathetic, this POTUS is laserhaas Nov 2017 #30

Kelley's Or Trump's Mental Health? DallasNE Nov 2017 #31