Walmart raises minimum age requirement for buying Guns and Ammo

[henryp]

Do non-mentally ill people even exist anymore? Seems like that umbrella has gotten big enough, it's got everybody covered.

[Shell B]

Yeah, I can think of only two off the top of my head. Going and shooting a bunch of people doesn't mean you were out of your mind at all. A person can do that with complete clarity of thought. Some people simply don't share the same morality as the rest of us.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

Yeah, I can think of only two off the top of my head. Going and shooting a bunch of people doesn't mean you were out of your mind at all. A person can do that with complete clarity of thought. Some people simply don't share the same morality as the rest of us.

The DSM entry for "spree killer*" used to specifically exempt military. Don't know if it still does, and if it has changed I  hope it's not retroactive. 

*Spree Killer: Someone who murders three or more people without a cooling off period. 
Serial Killer: Someone who murders three or more people with a cooling off period between kills.

[Seraphina]

The biggest dent we could make would be to start on the mental health crisis in America. It would be easier politically, cheaper,  more moral and might actually work.

Both should be done. Gun control and making appropriate treatment readily available for the mentally ill.

-Teresa

[Jackie]

[Gawdzilla Sama]