Should the mentally ill be able to get guns legally?

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“I, like most Americans believe that the Second Amendment guarantees an individual the right to bear arms,” Obama said in a speech before the National Urban League in New Orleans.


“I think we recognize the traditions of gun ownership passed on from generation to generation, that hunting and shooting are part of a cherished national heritage."


In his remarks, the most extensive on the gun control topic during his presidency, Obama said he believes most gun owners would agree “we should do everything possible" to prevent criminals and fugitives from purchasing weapons and that criminal records should be carefully examined before they obtain firearms.


The president, who also spent time with victims of the Colorado shooting, also offered that "a mentally unbalanced individual should not be able to get his hands on a gun so easily.



http://thehill.com/homenews/adminis...ontrol-needed-for-criminals-and-mentally-ill-

 

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I voted No but there are numerous posters here who definitely fit this answer:

Yes, because I am mentally-ill and I want a gun

 

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I voted No but there are numerous posters here who definitely fit this answer:
Yes, because I am mentally-ill and I want a gun

I think we definitely have one here:

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 comment suggested that every mentally ill person is capable of violence. That isn't true.

I'm mentally ill and I'm not violent. I've never committed a crime. I haven't 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. The majority of the mentally ill are harmless.

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 they should be kept out of the hands of all mentally ill people.

Obama obviously thinks that mentally ill people are dangerous. That's prejudice. Let me give you an example. Some women kill people with guns. Would it be fair if I said that because some women are violent that guns should be kept out of the hands of all women? Of course it wouldn't be fair. That would be prejudice. And saying that guns should be kept out of the hands of the mentally ill is just as prejudice.

Obama was trying to gain more votes with his second debate but he lost one. And if he offended other mentally ill people, he may lose more.

Guess who leapt to defend this retard?

http://www.justplainpolitics.com/showthread.php?46293-Obama-s-offensive-comment

BTW, he's posted the same thing on numerous boards...

 

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I think we definitely have one here:



Guess who leapt to defend this retard?

http://www.justplainpolitics.com/showthread.php?46293-Obama-s-offensive-comment

BTW, he's posted the same thing on numerous boards...

Spurt and Damo, not a surprise.

 

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Maybe they fit the definition:

http://www.ncsl.org/issues-research/justice/possession-of-a-firearm-by-the-mentally-ill.aspx