If We're Gonna Bring Up Mental Illness...

[Rack&Roll]

If I was on Bloomberg's payroll, I wouldn't be hanging out on a forum with you losers.

Lemme guess, you shop at Dick’s? You’re a great admirer of Dick’s? You are right at home with Dick’s?

Just increases my respect for Rack and the gang for all they do being out there and risking just that with all the anti gun and anti 2A crazies out there. Hats off to all of you again!

Thank you, sir.

 

[A Lil Teapot 89]

Lemme guess, you shop at Dick’s? You’re a great admirer of Dick’s? You are right at home with Dick’s?

Mostly Continental and FreeState. Keep your odd obsession with male genitalia to yourself.

 

[A Lil Teapot 89]

Your O.P. along with this is enough to tell you to f off.

Par for the course for a Bernie Bot, hater of the Electoral College System, and one who talks smack about the NRA. (His YouTube channel is where he spouts this nonsense)

Bernie was a few years ago (I've changed positions since backing him), the electoral college robs individual citizens of their voice (a blind, lobotomized rat could tell you as much) and I don't "talk smack" about the NRA. They sent me a piece of propaganda to try and get my money, and I told them no.

Die mad about it.

 

[A Lil Teapot 89]

Maryland still refuses to enter mental health information into the NICS database. Other states do also. The existing background check system might work a little better if antis weren't undermining it.

That's actually a good point. Now how do we get the state to stop refusing to do this? Everyone is obviously opposed to my proposal, with good reason. I didn't know this bit of info and like I said, if we're going to keep bringing up mental illness, we might as well do something about it.

 

[iH8DemLibz]

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[eruby]

Couldn't have said it better. I have a social anxiety disorder. Without medication I would never have met anyone on this board. I probably couldn't practice medicine.

 

[Jim12]

True progress/actual measurable results are unwelcome.

The appearance of progress with bonus of increased control of the "fringe elements" of society....home run.

PS. Welcome to the fringe...that's you and me...us.

If I recall correctly, several studies have shown that elected officials have an extremely high propensity for certain mental/personality disorders or illnesses.

Perhaps they are afraid that they would be defenseless in an otherwise armed world if the truth were known and exposed. Certainly might explain Maryland's hesitance to report, in part. That, and some politicians' deeply held conviction that anyone who even wants a gun is nuts by definition.

 

[zoostation]

"I'm a little teapot short and stout

Watch me run my mouth and get kicked out"

 

[pbharvey]

"I'm a little teapot short and stout

Watch me run my mouth and get kicked out"

Does that mean we're still losers?

 

[zoostation]

Does that mean we're still losers?

No. The good thing about MDS is it's like a Casino.

The house always wins.

 

[alucard0822]

Closing Mental Institutions Made Us More Vulnerable to Mass Shootings

Walter E. Williams writes about SERIOUS mental illness, not just trying to cope with the stresses of everyday modern living.

Several studies claim up to 20% of the population has an undiagnosed mental illness, and have produced similar numbers for the percent that are actually violent, surprisingly in-line with the population at large for the most part. Problem is they are predisposed to be the victims of violence and crime, a recent study found they are several times more likely to be a VICTIM than the general population. Could be a predisposition for an abusive relationship, or they present an easy target for criminals. So while the current "prohibited status" requires adjudicating in a court as a basic due process, trying to expand that to the 50 million Americans that may suffer from a mental condition will leave a lot of non-violent people vulnerable despite being more likely to be a victim. The lesson is that we can chase every attribute of every criminal who "fell through the cracks" and probably end up prohibiting everyone(the anti-gun lobby's end goal) or work on making it as convenient and easy to arm as many potential victims as possible, and simply get out of the way from people who want to protect themselves.

 

[Alea Jacta Est]

If I recall correctly, several studies have shown that elected officials have an extremely high propensity for certain mental/personality disorders or illnesses.

Perhaps they are afraid that they would be defenseless in an otherwise armed world if the truth were known and exposed. Certainly might explain Maryland's hesitance to report, in part. That, and some politicians' deeply held conviction that anyone who even wants a gun is nuts by definition.

Great read..."Wisdom of Psychopaths"

I can recommend it for your consideration. It will change your perspective.

 

[Ranchero50]

Wow, who saw that coming... I wonder if my signature triggered him?

 

[Jim12]

Great read..."Wisdom of Psychopaths"

I can recommend it for your consideration. It will change your perspective.

Does it mention anybody we know?

 

[eruby]

Does that mean we're still losers?

Soy un perdador ..........

 

[Threeband]

Do you think Bloomberg's going to fire him?

He really didn't handle his assignment at all well.

 

[Mdeng]

If you're asking how I would stop every instance of that occurring, the answer is, I can't. What we can do, collectively, is foster an environment where it happens less via deterrence.

That deterrence is a trained and armed person that is willing to do violent things to anyone that would try and attack children in a school. The Israeli system has worked since 1974!

 

[TexDefender]

That deterrence is a trained and armed person that is willing to do violent things to anyone that would try and attach children in a school. The Israeli system has worked since 1974!

I agree, but did you see where a teacher fired a round and barricaded himself in a school classroom. I think we need to look at the buildings, install a fence line and controlled enter to put a good dent in these shootings.

 

[Mightydog]

What I don’t understand in this is that he supposedly left a note LAST WEEK saying he was going to do harm. WTF did the school let him back into the classroom without getting a mental evaluation? Was any LEO informed? Just more questions.

 

[BradMacc82]

I agree, but did you see where a teacher fired a round and barricaded himself in a school classroom. I think we need to look at the buildings, install a fence line and controlled enter to put a good dent in these shootings.

Removing the exterior door handles from 'Non Secured' points of entry would be of help, provided those doors can still be used during emergencies.

Voluntary armed staff is still a viable option. Between Security, Teachers, Administration - that's a lot of coverage inside even a large school with a high student count.

The private school I attended in Va, had armed staff in various campuses. And right up until MS-13 became a staple, it worked as designed.