Half of Americans Mentally Ill....

[WeaponsCollector]

Now who could possibly be against keeping guns out of the hands of the mentally ill?

This was in Yahoo news yesterday...

Poll: 61% say parents of children with mental health problems should not have gun in home
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout...-not-183945378.html?bcmt_s=m#ugccmt-container

And then today we get this wonderful bunch of BS...

Is half of America really mentally ill at some point? A Yahoo! News chat
http://news.yahoo.com/is-half-of-am...some-point--a-yahoo--news-chat-141351442.html

Coincidence?
Clearly after expanding the definition of mental illness and creating several new mental illnesses, if at least half of Americans are mentally ill at some point then they must never be trusted to be around any of those evil guns, right?

 

[aireyc]

Half of America mentally ill? I buy that. Just look who's POTUS.

 

[Arcamm]

Half of America mentally ill? I buy that. Just look who's POTUS.

Just over half by my count.

Maryland too. Look at who we elected.......

 

[clandestine]

Yup, that 61% Mentally Ill stat is just re-labels Democrats, Liberals, and Communists.

 

[nightglider]

Edit: apologies... half of my post was redundant. That's what I get for being lazy..

Here's a bigger list of problems: http://m.psychologytoday.com/blog/d...-guide-not-bible-ignore-its-ten-worst-changes

Unfortunately, this version is so problematic that even the NIMH is leaving it.

http://www.nimh.nih.gov/about/director/2013/transforming-diagnosis.shtml

Forgive me for being brief. My phone is not ideal for explanations.

 

[krucam]

Love to eat? Love to surf the webz? Sex? Drugs? Rock and Roll?

You're probably screwed...just sayin'.

 

[WeaponsCollector]

The mental health industry like psychologists, psychiatrists, and drug companies sure can make a hell of a lot more money if half the people now have a "mental illness", not to mention it could help to pass more gun control laws. Just wait until gun ownership becomes the newest "mental illness".

 

[Half-cocked]

If this is true, then it follows that 50% of our elected officials have a mental illness.

In fact, studies have shown that sociopaths and psychopaths are drawn to positions of power and authority, therefore a higher percentage of politicians, financiers, teachers, and corporate CEO's have these traits, than the general population.

All the more reason for the RKBA.

 

[Tyeraxus]

This is why I'm hesitant to agree with the "mentally ill should be prohibited persons" line. It's probably MUCH easier to get something added to the DSM than it is to get another prohibited category through Congress or even state legislatures.

OCPD is in the DSM, should somebody that has an overly perfectionist and detail-oriented personality be prohibited? What about anorexics or bulimics?

"Mental illness" is far, far more than just what we think of as 'crazy people.'

 

[MDFF2008]

When I discuss mental illness and guns, I usually say "seriously mentally ill" to distinguish between those with minor conditions and those who are a real danger.

 

[jessebogan]

Old "Uncle Joe" Stalin used "mental Illness" as a means to remove his opposition. Groundwork being laid here much??

 

[Vile Shadow]

Old "Uncle Joe" Stalin used "mental Illness" as a means to remove his opposition. Groundwork being laid here much??

Well, those who don't learn from history are doomed to repeat it.

 

[HeatSeeker]

So those with children that are mentally ill should have no right to defend themselves. WTF?

That could give criminals another way of knowing which houses to break into. Maybe they could also have those with mentally ill children to post a Gun Free Zone sign in the window.

 

[hvymax]

Hmmmm! So how many determining who is mentally I'll are mentally I'll themselves????

 

[newmuzzleloader]

Half of America mentally ill? I buy that. Just look who's POTUS.

That was ny first thought, That would explain the elections.

 

[101combatvet]

Actually, it is closer to 28% from mild to severe mental disorders. Yes, that is the same percentage as registered democrats.

"As of 2010, Gallup polling found that 31% of Americans identified as Democrats".

 

[pcfixer]

Love to eat? Love to surf the webz? Sex? Drugs? Rock and Roll?

You're probably screwed...just sayin'.

Include shooting sports +1

 

[fightinbluhen51]

Yup, that 61% Mentally Ill stat is just re-labels Democrats, Liberals, and Communists.

I think you mean that tea partiers, patriots, bitter clingers, republicans, libertarians, conservative, god fearing folk are the new mentally ill; at least in the eyes of our POTUS and gov.

 

[fightinbluhen51]

The mental health industry like psychologists, psychiatrists, and drug companies sure can make a hell of a lot more money if half the people now have a "mental illness", not to mention it could help to pass more gun control laws. Just wait until gun ownership becomes the newest "mental illness".

Like Reel Big Fish say at their shows "We realized we can make a hell of a lot of money off of pain! Or a slightly humorous song out of mediocre pain and sex between two ladies."

Whatever the reasoning, there is no doubt we are dealin with good vs. evil and we are the righteous.

 

[Vince55]

And 61 percent of parents said that parents of children with mental health problems should not be allowed to have a gun in their home.

Tell the 61% of those 1600 that were surveyed to go to hell. My son happens to be autistic and I have a load of guns in my house....all locked safely away in a gun safe and I'm the only one with the combo. The next thing you will hear from the anti-gunners is take guns away from those with a mentally handicapped person/child in the house...........let them try.