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Spurred by the deadliest shooting rampage in modern U.S. history, the Democratic-led House of Representatives is expected to approve a bill to keep guns out of the hands of the mentally ill, lawmakers said on Tuesday.
The legislation -- which the House is to take up on Wednesday -- was drafted in consultation with the 4-million-member National Rifle Association, the country's biggest gun rights group, after a deranged gunman killed 32 others and himself in April at Virginia Tech University.
Originally posted by Kruel
I wonder what their definition of mentally ill encompasses.
Originally posted by Demetre
This is a great idea! . It's just a step closer for the govt. in banning guns in general. These crazies don't necessarily have to obtain their weapons legally.
Originally posted by GeneralT.
We really have to be careful when saying someone is mentally ill. But of course little people do.
Originally posted by eyewitness86
I If the insane person can sit and talk halfway rationally for five minutes with a mental health worker and deny that they have any bad intentions, then they are free to go about their merry way with no restrictions. Only the absolute worst cases, those with a criminal history and active charges, end up institutionalzed.
Originally posted by Kruel
I wonder what their definition of mentally ill encompasses.
Originally posted by iori_komei
, God complex (wait, than I could'nt have one )
Originally posted by SpeakerofTruth
It's called the Messiah Complex.
Originally posted by iori_komei
I thought that's where someone thought they were akin to Jesus or Mohammad.
And god complex meaning thinking they are a god.
Originally posted by SpeakerofTruth
Not to my knowledge... If you think you are God, you still have the Messiah complex as far as I know.
Originally posted by SpeakerofTruth
I don't buy it. Psychology and psychiatry both have turned into nothing more or less than money making rackets.