|
joether -> RE: The NRA's New App.... (1/18/2013 3:08:36 AM)
|
quote:
ORIGINAL: jlf1961
But a sane person does not go out and kill a bunch of people on a whim.
Actually there is more than enough cases were this has come up as 'confirmed'. Sane people have killed people on a whim. Its called 'blind rage'. Ever heard of little league fist fights? The ones that end in one parent being beaten to death in front of parents and kids alike? Now imagine what would happen when instead of a fist a firearm is used? Its not just one person killed but many. When someone is experiencing 'blind rage', the frontal portion of their brain literally shuts down. Thats the part that controls reasoning, thought, wisdom and reflection. The back half of the brain is forced to do something its not designed to handle.
quote:
ORIGINAL: jlf1961
Even the soldiers convicted of killing unarmed civilians were found to have a mental condition, which should have gotten them discharged in the very least, and institutionalized.
The military does not do indepth mental and emotional health checks. They are training people to....KILL....THE....ENEMY. Don't you think....something...might get screwed up in the mental, emotional and physical training when a soldier is under duress, stress, and anxiety? Again, our brains are using software that was coded about 100,000 years ago. Evolution of the human brain has not caught up to 2013. And we know this stuff due to the advances science makes in a variety of fields. From medicine to chemistry.
But lets keep the rules of obtaining a firearm open to everyone, right? That's what the Gun Industry and their puppets, the NRA demand. Forcing a US Citizen to take a mental health evalution before or while they own their gun at certain intervals (i.e. 3 years) might be wise. Unfortunately you'll find enough Americans whom hold that it would violate the 2nd Amendment. Cus you know, the founding fathers whom lived over 200 years ago, had the same exact medical and science knowledge as we do today when they created the 2nd Amendment....right?
quote:
ORIGINAL: jlf1961
Might I suggest a two pronged approach, more restrictive gun laws, and a mandatory reporting of people with a mental problem that could result in acts of violence?
How about a better approach:
1) The laws are updated based on our knowledge of medicine, psychology, and biochemistry as they apply to the human mind and enviromental conditions (stress, anxiety, genetics, history, living conditions, etc).
2) We amend the Affordable Care Act to include mental, emotional and perhaps spiritual help to US Citizens.
Reporting people that hold mental or emotional problems gets dicey as it could violate the patient/doctor privilage not to mention client/lawyer and the 4th amendment. I understand what your getting at. But pre-emptively barring a person from a firearm simply cus 1 in 2,000,000 persons with the same condition has gone nuts, its a bit....draconian. There are many people that have Depression for example. The ones that shouldnt have a firearm are the ones a medical doctor and/or psychologist have determine would be hazardous, giving their statements under oath before a sworn judge of the state the individual lives in. Because as I have learned, the grand majority of US Citizens know absolutely....NOTHING....about Depression. Which is why many in the mental health care believe the actual number of Depression sufferers is twice the number of those whom seek treatment.
|
|
|
|
