While We're At It.....

[A Theist]

No one's going to ban guns. It'd be a stupid and pointless move in a country like the US. More regulation on gun ownership is good, but banning them altogether would be bad. The same is true in my opinion with most drugs and alcohol.

This, plus, I think we need to do a better job with mental health issues. I've seen way too many of these incidents where the shooter is completely batshit crazy but got a small aresnal of guns completely legally. I'm sorry, but if you have paranoid schizophrenia or other mental health problems you have NO business being anywere near a firearm.

Interestingly enough, this is one of those areas where universal health care would be a huge benefit. As it is now, if you have a bad enough mental health issue, it usually prevents you from getting a job. Without a job, you can't get money or insurance which, in turn, prevents you from seeking treatment.

...and what of alcohol? Everything you just posted can be said for alcohol too....Alcohol related deaths in America kill more people per year than all the deaths by guns and drugs combined...is your opinion the same for alcohol too?.... (the use of alcohol can also seriously impair those who have no paranoid schizophrenia and other mental health issues...but its continued use can lead to those issues)

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A Theist, why not reverse this;
Legalize marihuana as well and stop the waste of police efforts, taxes and lifes?

Because you are right, alcohol is damaging....like all drugs. Alcohol is just the worst of all.

Legalizing marijuana would just be adding to an already seriously existing problem to drug and alcohol use....

"Marijuana remains the most widely abused illicit drug in the United States and around the world. There remains significant controversy over the effects of the drug on physical and mental health. However, marijuana is no longer considered a benign drug. It has been shown to have negative effects on both physical and psychological health and is associated with the possible development of tolerance, dependence and a withdrawal syndrome."

http://www.usc.edu/student-affairs/Healt...subs2.html