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Old 11-06-2017, 03:10 PM   #85
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Dude went into the armed services mentally ill.
Dude was kicked out for being a psycho and beating his family
Dude continued to beat and threaten his family, including text messages that were reported to police.

Dude still had access to at least two rifles and two pistols with hundreds of rounds of ammo for each.

I am 100% pro gun ownership and own a gun myself for target practice and self defense, but the dangerously mentally ill, domestic abusers, and suspected terrorists should have at least a speed bump before getting their rifles and hundreds/thousands of rounds of ammo. We certainly can't stop all psychos from getting guns, but at least at some point we have to admit that making it harder for them-- even slightly-- wouldn't be the worst thing in the world, even if it means that the rest of us have to wait a couple of days to buy a gun.

Basically 0.1% of all people in the world are sociopaths or psychopaths. America isn't the only country that has these monsters. We're the only country in the developed world where it's incredibly easy for them to amass an armory and then be rewarded with nonstop media coverage after. It's a cake walk to go from angry psycho to infamous villain and it seems like each one is trying to outdo the prior.

Of the 30 deadliest shootings in American history, 18 have been in the last decade. Two of the five deadliest have happened in the last 35 days.

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