IMNSHO the problem is one group's attempt to control morality and illegal behavior by controlling a "thing," i.e. the guns, instead of focusing on the actual behavior of the small number of misbehaving individuals.
For example, some nut-job shoots up a movie theater and the response from some is to try to ban the tool that he used rather than advocate for more mental health programs to deal with the cause of the shooting. As Dan said, there is a need for more mental health resources for those that need it. In so doing, the controls advocated by the ban group infringe on the rights of the vast majority that do not exhibit the criminal behavior thus setting up this endless discussion. Regards, Addison (who advocates for my right to self-defense) On Mar 4, 2015, Dan wrote: From: Dan Penoff <d...@penoff.com> Subject: [MBZ] Facts Date: March 4, 2015 10:05:28 AM PST I'm not going to intervene unless people get nasty. As long as everyone can agree to disagree and there are no personal attacks I'm OK with things. While I have mixed emotions about gun ownership, I see this as a circular argument that will never go away.... I also think it points to the serious need for mental health resources being more available to those who need them. Did anyone read about the coed at Oregon who reported a sexual assault, only to have her records shared with the defense attorneys because they fell under the student records laws rather than HIPAA? Or better yet, our selective prosecution where people like David Petreaus who get a slap on the wrist for disclosing secret information while others who did far worse get incarcerated? While I'm not about to renounce my citizenship, I will say this place is messed up. Let the discourse begin. Dan _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
