Dealing with Mental Health

[trekrok]

This means to me, discussing avenues to limit access of firearms to individuals that are suffering from some mental health issue. At least for a time period until it is resolved.

So, do you honestly think this solves the issue? Or even improves it? If it doesn't, will they roll back those changes and restore our rights?

 

[Red Dirt Walker]

And people driven with damaging themselves or others will find something to do it with. Guns or no guns

Yes they will, but we're not talking about all those other tools. One problem at a time.

 

[OkieMoe]

We could save more lives each year by promoting healthy eating and offer free gym memberships. Than anything gun related.

 

[donner]

The fact that school shootings for example are extremely rare is lost on them as they don't care. All they see is the news report of dead children.
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It's for this reason that I think our community needs to fight in the area that the fight it taking place in and not where we think it should be. This means to me, discussing avenues to limit access of firearms to individuals that are suffering from some mental health issue. At least for a time period until it is resolved.

While rare compared to overdoes deaths, shootings are far more common here than in other developed countries.

And as a cause of death for children, isn't it a higher percentage than many other forms of death?

 

[OkieMoe]

Yes they will, but we're not talking about all those other tools. One problem at a time.

Of the top 32 killers in this country. Guns arent even on that list. I say we start working those first.

 

[donner]

He does have a point. More fat like myself people are killed every year because we love food. Yet the media will promote gun deaths like its the ONLY cause of deaths. When someone wants you unarmed. Thats a damn good reason to get backups

killed many people with your twinkie, have you?

 

[Red Dirt Walker]

So, do you honestly think this solves the issue? Or even improves it? If it doesn't, will they roll back those changes and restore our rights?

If there was a means to limit access to a firearm from people that were mentally being treated, would that have stopped the Christian School shooting, and the Bank shooting. More than likely I believe.

 

[Red Dirt Walker]

Of the top 32 killers in this country. Guns arent even on that list. I say we start working those first.

That would be great, but that is not the marching orders that have been put into place. People care more about firearms deaths than the other top killers unfortunately.

 

[trekrok]

If there was a means to limit access to a firearm from people that were mentally being treated, would that have stopped the Christian Church shooting, and the Bank shooting. More than likely I believe.

As in involuntarily confine the individuals, as stated above? Yes, that might actually stop some of them.

 

[Red Dirt Walker]

While rare compared to overdoes deaths, shootings are far more common here than in other developed countries.

And as a cause of death for children, isn't it a higher percentage than many other forms of death?

What is a children is the problem. The CDC likes to include 18 and 19 years olds in the "children" definition. If you include them, firearms are extremely high. If you exclude them, as you should in my opinion since at 18 you're legally an adult, firearms are not in the 10 ten.