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

[Brian37]

It's about damn time major retailers has stepped up to help with the raising gun problems we have in the U.S.  They should of never carried those Air-soft guns that look like realistic assault rifles in the first place. If we can get Amazon on board, we will be making a dent in the problem.  





https://news.walmart.com/2018/02/28/walm...rms-policy

Back in the late 70s early 80s I had two toy cap guns that were full scale replicas of real guns. I had 38 and a 9mm. After a few police mistaking them for real, the company was sued and ended up stop making them. Some BB pellet guns look just as real too.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

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

The obstructionists will insist that you can't do anything about anything until you can do everything about everything. They will fight you for even trying.

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It's about damn time major retailers has stepped up to help with the raising gun problems we have in the U.S.  They should of never carried those Air-soft guns that look like realistic assault rifles in the first place. If we can get Amazon on board, we will be making a dent in the problem.  





https://news.walmart.com/2018/02/28/walm...rms-policy

Back in the late 70s early 80s I had two toy cap guns that were full scale replicas of real guns. I had 38 and a 9mm. After a few police mistaking them for real, the company was sued and ended up stop making them. Some BB pellet guns look just as real too.

I bought a BB gun back in 2010 that looks very dangerous at a quick glance. I try not to wave it around when my neighbor the cop is over for BBQs.