tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3795176.post302492721387002063..comments2023-09-22T13:07:59.106-05:00Comments on Jim's Thoughts: Guns, and Mental HealthJimBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17312606954135884910noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3795176.post-1880603333822612912015-10-28T13:19:49.265-05:002015-10-28T13:19:49.265-05:00Lionel, I own guns. I am not paranoid. Or at least...Lionel, I own guns. I am not paranoid. Or at least no one I know thinks I am. ;-) There can be any number of reasons to be q gun owner. used to hunt with my dad. I developed a love of target shooting, and am actually fairly good at it. I have an Illinois FOID, and support that program. I do not have an Illinois concealed carry permit, and do not want one. I simply do not feel a need for one.<br /><br />Ron, I suppose it matters which news sources and interviews one experiences. My sense was what I wrote, based on responses I heard or read. In any case, I think the NRA leaders I heard were on the "mental health" choir.<br /><br />Thanks for your responses!<br /><br />FWIWJimBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17312606954135884910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3795176.post-72358215225389694542015-10-27T10:23:44.450-05:002015-10-27T10:23:44.450-05:00"This little piece of logic is something the ..."This little piece of logic is something the far right needs to read. Over and over again, those who want to somehow sanitize guns blame mental health."<br /><br />Actually, it's been the far left, led by the President, who keep making this claim. For example, from his remarks on the Umpqua shootings:<br /><br />"We don't yet know why this individual did what he did. And it's fair to say that anybody who does this has a sickness in their minds, regardless of what they think their motivations may be. But we are not the only country on Earth that has people with mental illnesses or want to do harm to other people."<br /><br />They do this in order to support the imposition of universal background checks under the guise that it will find mentally ill people and prevent them from owning firearms - which has the problems you identify. The vast majority of psychiatrists say "I'm not signing that! I have no way to warranty that a given person will or will not turn violent."<br /><br />You ask and answer the following question: "So, should there be a national version of Illinois' FOID? Yes. Do I care if that triggers someone's paranoia?"<br /><br />Here's what triggers a reaction on the part of firearm owners - of the shootings that have gained public notice, which of them would have been stopped by background checks? The answer is "Virtually none". The person who purchased the firearm(s) used in those shootings either passed a background check or would have if one had been required (there's one exception that I know of).<br /><br />So now people ask themselves "Well, if the law they propose to solve a problem will not in fact solve that problem - and if that's a well-known fact - then what is their motivation for passing the law? What's the real purpose behind it?" The refusal of the anti-2nd Amendment forces to answer that question (either by ignoring it or saying "We have to do SOMETHING!") leads to speculation that you're calling paranoia but to me seems well founded.RonFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17346484258194484053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3795176.post-77502293352722265002015-10-27T09:35:54.510-05:002015-10-27T09:35:54.510-05:00Of course, often owning a gun is indicative of par...Of course, often owning a gun is indicative of paranoia.Lionel Deimelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08363018512775944659noreply@blogger.com