Skip to main content

The chicken or the egg; the mental illness to the weapon

Donald Trump addresses the Parkland shooting in a speech written for him by someone else, so he had to read slowly, and never mentioned guns as the problem. Rather, he passed it on as another mental health issue, promising to "tackle the difficult issue of mental health.”
Mental health may be the cause of most shootings, but the ease of attaining an assault weapon provides the solution to act out on that emotional break. If someone has a mental problem, a break down of reality, and cannot find a means to fulfill their rage, it will dissipate or be greatly reduced. After such an episode, that violent person may feel upset, confused, remorseful, regretful, or embarrassed about their aggressive behavior.
Lashing out in violent ways has recently been found to be nearly twice as common as previously thought. Experts have been trying to find “cures” and “remedies,” for dealing with these mental disorders. There are more than one. 

Until they do, however, we must reduce their access to weapons.  

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Education is the key to civility

Republicans have been in a “war” against public education for many decades; invariably against funding to support America’s most vital institution(s).  Techniques are to oppose state and Federal  initiatives to decrease taxes spent to support public schooling in states under their control; encourage charter schools owned by wealthy, private Republican donors; supporting anti-education individuals to “run” the State and Federal systems (DeVoss?); allow absurd tuition increases; closing schools in desperately needed areas; cutting educators’ salaries; lacking raises, pensions,  maintenance, supply, extracurricular activities, new books and supportive materials; and, much more. They profess their “support” of education; even falsely claiming to be the “party of education.” This includes K-12, H.S. and College/University levels.  Schoolbooks, such as those produced primarily by the Texas Republican State Board of Education, deny mention of significant historic...
Post a Comment
Read more

Babyman has a conniption fit

There is no there with the Tyrant-in-Charge of our new autocracy. He usurped the Senate by taking over supervision of Mitch McConnell, as he did to Paul Ryan, a man who turned into a eunuch under Trump. I wonder what Trump’s offered these members of the Sycophant Party? Pelosi used her authority to determine risk in presenting the State of the Union, saying he could submit it in writing, the usual procedure until the 1970s. Babyman had a conniption fit, canceling Pelosi ’s plane ride to Afghanistan, offering support to our military, and gaining vital information from the front lines. This trip was to understand the issues better, an opportunity always allowed to Congressional leaders.  He claimed it was due to the shutdown and just a publicity tour. However, that didn’t keep him from a photo op trip to Iraq or allowing a Republican delegation to go, or allowing Melania to fly to Mar-a-Lago, on U.S. aircraft, all during the shutdown.
Post a Comment
Read more
I still have some people - not many - who support trump, as it turns out. Even those of my persuasion. They think trump is good for the U.S. because he supports Israel. I agree, that's great. And, despite what trump created with Obama's being a Muslim, born in Kenya, even Obama was supportive of Israel. Netanyahu was rude to Obama, even during the campaign which people forget about, and still, Obama was kind a respectful.  AGAIN, I say, trump's decision to back out of the Iranian deal would allow Iran to return to their Nuclear dreams, which is NOT good for Israel or the U.S. They would firstTHREATEN Israel often and Blackmail the U.S. That is common sense when you take time to think about it.
Post a Comment
Read more