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Here is the problem …

Anywhere from 30-35 percent of our population at any one time is mentally compromised yet more than 80 percent of those people would pass background checks, even at their time of a mental meltdown. We’ve all known people in our lives that have had mental breakdowns that we would not want to have possession of a gun (nor would a DR) yet what do you do with that?

In the US mentally fallen people just use guns to express anger more than in other countries. Why? I wish I knew but the challenge is how do we keep guns out of these people’s hands? Because we suck at it right now.

(In response to this post by Hoodafan)

Posted: 02/12/2024 at 5:45PM

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