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- Story Listed as: True Life For Adults
- Theme: Drama / Human Interest
- Subject: Politics / Power / Abuse of Power
- Published: 10/26/2012
The majority of the mentally ill are harmless
Born 1971, M, from Tennessee, United StatesPresident Obama said something during his second debate that offended me. He said that guns should be kept out of the hands of the mentally ill.
That statement suggested that every mentally ill person is capable of violence and that isn't true. I'm mentally ill and I'm not violent. I've never committed a crime. I've never even gotten a jay walking ticket. My mom is also mentally ill and she's not violent either. She's one of the sweetest people alive.
Whether Obama believes it or not, the majority of the mentally ill are not violent. Yes, it's true that some mentally ill people are violent and those who show any signs of violent behavior shouldn't be allowed to own guns.
But Obama didn't say that guns should be kept out of the hands of certain mentally ill people. He said that guns should be kept out of the hands of all mentally ill people.
There are harmless mentally ill people who own guns. If Obama wins again, they may lose them. If that happens, they will be unable to protect themselves and their families.
Obama was trying to gain more votes with his second debate but he lost one. And if more mentally ill people were offended, he may lose more. What Obama doesn't seem to understand is that the mentally ill can vote also.
The majority of the mentally ill are harmless(Randy Johnson)
President Obama said something during his second debate that offended me. He said that guns should be kept out of the hands of the mentally ill.
That statement suggested that every mentally ill person is capable of violence and that isn't true. I'm mentally ill and I'm not violent. I've never committed a crime. I've never even gotten a jay walking ticket. My mom is also mentally ill and she's not violent either. She's one of the sweetest people alive.
Whether Obama believes it or not, the majority of the mentally ill are not violent. Yes, it's true that some mentally ill people are violent and those who show any signs of violent behavior shouldn't be allowed to own guns.
But Obama didn't say that guns should be kept out of the hands of certain mentally ill people. He said that guns should be kept out of the hands of all mentally ill people.
There are harmless mentally ill people who own guns. If Obama wins again, they may lose them. If that happens, they will be unable to protect themselves and their families.
Obama was trying to gain more votes with his second debate but he lost one. And if more mentally ill people were offended, he may lose more. What Obama doesn't seem to understand is that the mentally ill can vote also.
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Radrook
04/14/2021I agree with you. Not all persons with mental issues are violent. Unfoertunately, all you need to be denied gun opwnership in certain stsates is to have consulted a psychologist or a psychiatrist once and you are automatically disqualified when you fill out the necessary questionaire when attempting to purchase one. If the persaon denies it, then he is threatened with both a fine and inprisonment. In other words, if the person wants protection from violent peiople, he will need to either fight them with his fists or get beaten up or killed because they are definitely not going to allow him to carry a gun.
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