12-15-2012, 05:06 PM
Since when did I say mental "illness". I said mental "health" or "issue" for a reason. To imply that any single mental illness or is not the sole reason for any one occurrence of violence. That's like saying GAD itself causes violence which is definitely not true. It's always a combination of factors. Like I've been trying to say..you can't simply blame the action of mass violence like this on one thing. You have to look at the big picture.
That being said..I don't ever remember mental health reforms being brought up after mass shootings. All anyone wants to talk about is gun reform.
About your nuke issue. I would equate it to how I feel about gun laws. I think any country should have a reasonable amount of arms to protect itself. If a country desires to have nuclear weapons..it should have access to them given they understand the repercussions of using them in an irresponsible manner, but I would also want to prevent a specific country from having nuclear armament. If the country shows aggression to another unprovoked I wouldn't want that country to be armed with nukes. It's the same way I feel about guns and weapons..if that person shows a tendency of violence and general irresponsible decision making..I wouldn't want that person to own a weapon. Which is why if there were to be further regulations on guns..I wouldn't mind not just registering the weapon to a person, but the person having a license to own and operate said class of weaponry...just as if it were a car.
But then again..that doesn't prevent a person from being stupid in a car... Â
That being said..I don't ever remember mental health reforms being brought up after mass shootings. All anyone wants to talk about is gun reform.
About your nuke issue. I would equate it to how I feel about gun laws. I think any country should have a reasonable amount of arms to protect itself. If a country desires to have nuclear weapons..it should have access to them given they understand the repercussions of using them in an irresponsible manner, but I would also want to prevent a specific country from having nuclear armament. If the country shows aggression to another unprovoked I wouldn't want that country to be armed with nukes. It's the same way I feel about guns and weapons..if that person shows a tendency of violence and general irresponsible decision making..I wouldn't want that person to own a weapon. Which is why if there were to be further regulations on guns..I wouldn't mind not just registering the weapon to a person, but the person having a license to own and operate said class of weaponry...just as if it were a car.
But then again..that doesn't prevent a person from being stupid in a car... Â