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[–] dangblingus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 11 months ago (1 children)

There's "gun control" and then there's "gun control". Disarming people because you're afraid of them and disarming people that have a criminal record and mental health issues are not the same thing.

[–] Arcka@midwest.social 4 points 11 months ago

disarming people that have a criminal record

This is already the law.

mental health issues

As NAMI says:

The truth is that the vast majority of violence is not perpetrated by people with mental illness — in fact, they are more likely to be victims of violent crime or self-inflicted injury. The myth that people with mental illness are violent perpetuates stigma and distracts from the real issues.