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Neoma

(10,039 posts)
Thu May 30, 2013, 11:08 AM May 2013

Why A New Gun Bill Ticks Off Mental Health Advocates

The Florida Legislature passed a gun control measure this year that would prevent more people with mental illness from buying guns.

It essentially closes a loophole that enables people who seek mental health treatment to buy guns.

The bipartisan bill even got strong support from the National Rifle Association.

But some critics think it may do more harm than good.

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olddots

(10,237 posts)
1. the people who came up with this bill are brain dead.
Thu May 30, 2013, 01:46 PM
May 2013

This is just dumber than I thought people could become and that's really dumb.

Downwinder

(12,869 posts)
2. Should anybody with a debilitating chronic health condition
Thu May 30, 2013, 04:20 PM
May 2013

and no expectation of remedial treatment have a gun?

Neoma

(10,039 posts)
3. It's always on a case by case basis when it comes to mental health.
Thu May 30, 2013, 05:50 PM
May 2013

As a person with bipolar II, I am in no way the exact same way as others with the same illness. But due to stigma by the way of stereotypes, people reading this post will assume plenty of things that aren't true.

Downwinder

(12,869 posts)
4. I see no excuse to treat a mental disorder differently than any
Thu May 30, 2013, 06:27 PM
May 2013

other medical disorder under the law. If we are going to stigmatize mental illness, why not all illness? Because I can show an MRI with multiple lesions in both hemispheres does that make me any more sane than the 30 or more years when they said "Its all in your head." and diagnosed me with depression and Bipolar?

Neoma

(10,039 posts)
5. The only instance I can see is with not driving.
Thu May 30, 2013, 07:02 PM
May 2013

Upon doctors orders. Except that mental illnesses are already treated like other illnesses in that respect. Oops.

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