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Geezer's right. The statute which prohibits persons who have been confined to a mental institution or adjudicated mentally incompetent from possessing a gun is still there.
You are much more likely to die from smoking than from a violent interaction with another human being. Your family is also much more likely to die (2nd hand smoke) from sequelae to smoking.
Maybe this is a sx of where you live. Most of the people I know or know of 'stridently calling for gun control' are those who directly have been affected by gun violence.
Look up the history (way too lazy to type pages) there were reasons this was in the constitution and it had to do with protecting the COMMUNITY. It was also in a time where people used guns for survival- hunting, etc and it was probably unlikely most people living outside of a city was without one. Not because they wanted to play at shooting things.
THis begs the question I originally asked. Why are we the only civil society who thinks we should be afraid of a risk that is miniscule- The marketing from the gun manufacturers is brilliant and effective. Create a need and fill it.
Tons of research has showed this but people are of course going to be the exception.
THis is so screwed up. THis is like the people who are phobic about things like plane crashes, wearing seatbelts trapping them, etc. Again- what kind of society are we that we listen to this, think it is normal and in some cases applaud her for being proactive? If she wanted to carry a bowie knife I bet there would be a bunch of people who would say that she was being silly (and probably a few who wouldn't)If you did this in other countries they would think you had something wrong with you and wonder if you should get help (unless, perhaps, you were filthy rich and at risk for kidnapping?)
You were confused because I didn't write that. I'll explain your confusion to you.
If you say so...problem is survival is never really the problem with most of this. But I am sure Jesus would be carrying if he was alive. Wait he was Black so probably not
Kill or be killed...I think that was in John right?
As someone who has taken care of completely incompetent people who were still legally competent this is kind of scary. My best story- I had someone believe and act on 'if thine eye offends thee- pluck it out'- not once but twice- but was still legally competent. Her sister, was no more competent (crazier, in fact) and no one in the extended family wanted to expend the $$ required to declare either of them. The medical facility, likewise, didn't want to spend the $$ either. There she sat, crazier than a loon, but still competent and we were unable to treat her because she refused.
Other than that the women I know are basically sane and don't believe the crud about a bogey man behind every corner. Maybe it would be diff if I lived in Boston but even those who I know who live in cities don't have stuff. I guess that shows that it is very dependent on what part of the country you live in.