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Originally Posted by Chicks
And I bet you would have spotted this guy’s abnormal behaviors and reported him...
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To the extent they were apparent, yes. OTOH, trained professionals from Florida Social Services went to this guy's house on several occasions, knew he wanted to get a gun, and didn't undertake anything to prevent it (not that Florida law would have allowed them to anyway (only four states (CA, WA, IN, and CT do))).
That points out the fallacy of the GOP's mental health argument. The Journal of Abnormal Psychology suggests that approximately 80 percent of the population will experience a diagnosable mental health issue, like depression, in the lifetimes. The study also found that for most people, the condition is temporary. How do you dovetail this data with regulations that would keep guns out of the hands of the mentally ill and only the mentally ill? It simply cannot be done and that's probably why the GOP keeps emphasizing it.