tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204289.post7734601945981125066..comments2024-03-28T12:12:45.202-05:00Comments on Independent Country: Ten random (ranting?) thoughts about guns and gun control Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11620822221586726516noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204289.post-27751118282107088212016-06-17T06:37:11.085-05:002016-06-17T06:37:11.085-05:00Gun rights advocates, don't go down the "...<i>Gun rights advocates, don't go down the "mass shootings is a mental health problem" road.</i><br /><br />I agree completely.<br /><br /><i>The mentally ill are the most helpless and harmless people in society. They don't shoot up places; if and when they do lash out at others it is in the most ineffectual ways.</i><br /><br />Huh? Not only is this statement not (always) true, it misses the point. The real point is that the government will use "mental health" as an excuse to deny firearm ownership to people it doesn't like, i.e., people who criticize the government.<br /><br />JdLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00630104950043758864noreply@blogger.com