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In reply to the discussion: Those who stigmatize mental illness are harming my family, they can all fuck off. [View all]bravenak
(34,648 posts)I am saying we lock too many people up in this country. And that his post should not have been hidden. And that we scapegoat people all the time to distract from the fact that guns are a big part of the problem.
Everytime we have a mass shooting we see the nra start blaming the mental illness or video games or anything but the easy access to guns for the death total. We ignore the fact that most gun death aren't mass shootings and the perpetrators are perfectly sane.
He should not have had access to a gun. If he were my kid he would not have had the money to buy one. He also would have been on the bus since working was beneath him. Guns should be hard to get. Treatment should be easy to get and stigma free. It's the opposite in this country and that is a big problem.
I don't remember Reagan very well, i was born in 81. I hated him so much i just can't get into reading about him, my brain wont let me.