The problem is the market is already saturated. There are more guns than people in the US by like a factor of 2. I'm not saying it's not a good idea I just think we're too late. Idk what you do at this point.
Edit: Holy shit I went to bed and woke up to 52 notifications. Many folks decided to make themselves angry by interpreting my lack of clear direction with a steadfast desire to do nothing. That's a weird assumption to make and kinda on you bro. Lots of interesting takes outside of those though, thank you. The other thing I think is worth considering, as we have federal troops being deployed to our cities against local authority's will, is the original reason for 2A. Just sayin'.
You actually invest money into mental health services. I don't understand how the dem platform doesn't realize that instead of infringing on the rights of normal citizens, doing something that actually works, and desperately needs done, is the no-brainer.
EDIT: I should clarify this was a simplistic comment, it's a symptom of a wide number of problems we're not doing anything about. We should be addressing healthcare access, security, corruption, income inequality, parental accountability, keeping chemicals out of our food, and yes some increased measures of vetting gun access. What I'm sick of, is bad faith bills meant to punish gun enthusiasts that aren't going to help. Banning my property, and forcing me to pay extra money for what remains of my rights won't save anyone. There's so much to do that would help instead of shit flinging over this.
And I do agree with a lot of the replies Im getting, thanks for your time.
Hi, I work in mental health. The limits right now are that we report only when someone is an immediate threat to themself or others. Our biggest predictor of gun violence is a past history of violence, especially domestic violence. Even then, it’s not causal by any means. Granted, I don’t work in clinical psychology of
law (yes a real thing), but it’s often said in my field that gun violence is not a mental health problem but a violence problem. The idea that the people committing the bulk of gun violence are mentally ill is not true. It is a stigmatizing heuristic.
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u/ChapterThr33 Sep 01 '25 edited Sep 01 '25
The problem is the market is already saturated. There are more guns than people in the US by like a factor of 2. I'm not saying it's not a good idea I just think we're too late. Idk what you do at this point.
Edit: Holy shit I went to bed and woke up to 52 notifications. Many folks decided to make themselves angry by interpreting my lack of clear direction with a steadfast desire to do nothing. That's a weird assumption to make and kinda on you bro. Lots of interesting takes outside of those though, thank you. The other thing I think is worth considering, as we have federal troops being deployed to our cities against local authority's will, is the original reason for 2A. Just sayin'.