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In reply to the discussion: President Obama saved a lot of lives. Mental health being added to background checks is astounding. [View all]meaculpa2011
(918 posts)48. He's 93, he doesn't have gun...
and he has no intention of getting a gun.
I don't own a gun and I have never owned a gun.
He's doing just fine, he's simply been a bit depressed since my mother died. They had been together since 1946. He sees a therapist at the VA in Brooklyn, which helps. His VA primary suggested he see the psychiatrist who prescribed a mild anti-depressant. It's been two weeks now and should be seeing an improvement in about another week.
His vision is perfect and his reflexes are sharp enough to drive locally.
My point is this: Giving the government the authority to restrict constitutional rights based on visiting a therapist or taking an anti-depressant (without due process and without appeal) is authoritarianism. Supporting this policy is bigotry.
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President Obama saved a lot of lives. Mental health being added to background checks is astounding. [View all]
joshcryer
Jan 2016
OP
What about HIPAA? Moreover, what makes anyone think that everyone who "needs" it is on medication?
WinkyDink
Jan 2016
#11
What several states have put in place is a method to report that someone is a danger
NutmegYankee
Jan 2016
#47
It doesn't sit well because it is flat out illegal for the Government to do that.
NutmegYankee
Jan 2016
#33
The Mentally Ill have become stigmatized victims of politicians looking for an easy scapegoat.
Odin2005
Jan 2016
#60