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kpete

(71,984 posts)
Mon Jan 28, 2013, 12:46 PM Jan 2013

Non-Christians With "Certain Mental Illness" Should Be ONLY Targets For Gun Control

"It's not God-fearing Christians going out there and committing mass murder, so we really need to find out is it a certain mental illness and we've got to fix it so these things don't happen again," Palazzo said. "But, we're not going to sacrifice the 2nd Amendment to the Constitution just to appease special interest," he said.




http://www.wlox.com/story/20714650/palazzo-gun-control-wont-pass-house
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Non-Christians With "Certain Mental Illness" Should Be ONLY Targets For Gun Control (Original Post) kpete Jan 2013 OP
I know this sounds ridiculous but scientists have just come up with Godfearingometer el_bryanto Jan 2013 #1
lol . . .n/t annabanana Jan 2013 #8
No of course not kwolf68 Jan 2013 #2
Yeah, the Hutteree Militia wasn't in any way God Fearing or Christian Taverner Jan 2013 #3
Who asked him to "sacrifice" the 2nd Amendment? Me thinks... Frustratedlady Jan 2013 #4
Nominated for the Profound Public Stupidity Award. JohnnyLib2 Jan 2013 #5
well annabanana Jan 2013 #6
A great many people disagree. In fact.... sinkingfeeling Jan 2013 #7
No God-fearing Christians? JaneyVee Jan 2013 #9
The amount of stupid in the House is truly frightening cali Jan 2013 #10
GOP is a gift who keeps on giving, if it sounds crazy then they must say it. Thinkingabout Jan 2013 #11
"instead of restricting gun rights, lawmakers should find ways to keep the mentally ill... jmg257 Jan 2013 #12

el_bryanto

(11,804 posts)
1. I know this sounds ridiculous but scientists have just come up with Godfearingometer
Mon Jan 28, 2013, 12:49 PM
Jan 2013

It can detect the amount of God Fearingness in any individual and thus allow us to know who to deny guns too.

Bryant

kwolf68

(7,365 posts)
2. No of course not
Mon Jan 28, 2013, 12:51 PM
Jan 2013

The God-fearing Christians ordain their government to commit mass murder. Either way, blood is on their hands.

Frustratedlady

(16,254 posts)
4. Who asked him to "sacrifice" the 2nd Amendment? Me thinks...
Mon Jan 28, 2013, 12:52 PM
Jan 2013

Palazzo has some mental deficiencies of his own.

annabanana

(52,791 posts)
6. well
Mon Jan 28, 2013, 12:53 PM
Jan 2013

Pretty much by definition.. If someone who fancies him/herself a Christian DOESN'T "fear God" then they don't fear any retribution for their actions.

That said.. It is a poor excuse for a human being who's ONLY mitigating influence is fear of retribution.

Those who believe they're "doing God's Work" by killing His handiwork are ill indeed.

And God's being in or out of the picture altogether is entirely beside the point.

sinkingfeeling

(51,445 posts)
7. A great many people disagree. In fact....
Mon Jan 28, 2013, 12:54 PM
Jan 2013

"Race and religion are certainly root similarities among Timothy McVeigh, Jared Loughner, Anders Breivik, James Holmes, Wade Michael Page, and Thomas Caffall—all white, all Christian."

http://www.religiondispatches.org/archive/sexandgender/6283/masculinity_and_mass_violence/

 

cali

(114,904 posts)
10. The amount of stupid in the House is truly frightening
Mon Jan 28, 2013, 12:58 PM
Jan 2013

and of course, the bigotry, but the stupid really is breathtaking.

Thinkingabout

(30,058 posts)
11. GOP is a gift who keeps on giving, if it sounds crazy then they must say it.
Mon Jan 28, 2013, 01:09 PM
Jan 2013

Maybe in his shallow mind he thinks he is divert attention from the fact the RW's love of weapons of war with high capacities. They are against abortion but want to make sure weapons are available in order to commit mass murders.

jmg257

(11,996 posts)
12. "instead of restricting gun rights, lawmakers should find ways to keep the mentally ill...
Mon Jan 28, 2013, 01:16 PM
Jan 2013

from obtaining firearms"

Hmph - can they start with you? You sound certifiable.

"It's not God-fearing Christians going out there and committing mass murder, so we really need to find out is it a certain mental illness and we've got to fix it so these things don't happen again," Palazzo said

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