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Anti depressants do not cause someone to kill. You have no idea what you are talking about and are targeting those who are already stigmatized because they need this medication. Some of you really need to educate yourselves.
OK, this is for all those who are against guns....
20 injured?????
It seems as if all those who would like to outlaw guns, will still refuse to understand or see past their own stubborness...
Discussion?
This has nothing to do with guns. If a gun was involved there would be many deaths above the 20 something people injured. Conservatives are real good at knocking down straw men...
Oh please, how can you blame it on an SSRI. Anti depressants don't make you psycho.
Natalie, these pills make people do very horrific things, and they same to all have one thing in common, they all took the same kind of meds...You can lie to yourselves you can not lie to truth..
You don't know what you are talking about either. This dialogue hurts many who need anti depressants to live a normal life. Most take it because they have a chemical imbalance. Anti depressants don't cause someone to kill. Please stop spreading this because it hurts innocent people who take this medication.
Why not have this dialogue? Do you want people to take medication they could hurt them, or lead them to hurting Innocent people?
Preamble : I don't know anything about guns/semi auto/auto/etc so I'll use the general term "gun"
I haven't read the thread yet appart from the OP so my apologies if someone already said the same thing...
I never understood that point : "if there are mass murders/robberies/etc with knives or other weapons, it means that guns aren't a threat or at the same level of threat as the others"
No, what it means is when a person is DETERMINED to kill, they will find a way. If that one person had had a gun, they would have killed many more. Or maybe, that person wanted to feel blood... You can't fight the crazies (well, yes, one could try, but a whole other argument and debate).
Think how many suicides and accidents would have been/could be avoided if someone didn't have a gun at hand:
Suicide by knife is very very hard to do and gives you the time to think (most suicide attempts are calls for help), having a gun at hand when you feel depressed makes it easier to act on an impulse.
Deathly accidents by knives are nearly never intended and (I guess) very rarely happen. Accidents with guns? there are so MANY, children killing their sibblings by accident even!
How can one compare?
Another thing (maybe worth mentioning) is that gun-law-regulated countries don't have that many less guns per person (except for your "crazy states", but they do have less murders. Because guns (rifles I guess, the ones you use to hunt) are not glorified as your means of defense, they serve a purpose, they don't feed a fear that might make people over-react.
Statistically, a gun has a lot more chances of killing you in a bout of depression or a loved one in an accident than it has a chance of defending you in an attack.
Most important thing : my best to the families and I hope one day, part of your country will see reason about weapons. Anyone only needs to look at the statistics.
At least you are honest about not know what you talk about...
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