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InstanceMental6543 t1_izvg8sj wrote

Reply to comment by Roadtechatlarge in States are letting people ban themselves from owning a gun by greenhousecrtv

Having a mental illness is still not the cause of them though. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/science/why-mental-illness-cant-predict-mass-shootings

People who have mental illness are a lot more likely to suffer violence than to perpetrate it. An awful lot of people in the country suffer from a mental illness of some kind but they don't shoot anyone.

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Petya2022 t1_izvd07v wrote

Reply to States are letting people ban themselves from owning a gun by greenhousecrtv

There could be something to this. Years ago, my adult sister brought a handgun to me and said she was afraid what she might do. She had gone through a divorce and worried it might be a quick way out of her pain. I took the pistol and gave it to the local police. She died last year at age 78 from natural causes. I’m glad she had enough concern for herself and others to take the appropriate step. It took courage. I don’t know how one puts that into law. We can make gunshop owners into psychologists but I’m sure someone could draw up a series of questions to be asked of someone purchasing a weapon.

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