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The Mentally Ill are Taking the Fall for Gun Violence.
Are You Brave Enough to Stand Up for Them?
In the aftermath of yet another senseless school shooting, the masses cry out.
Not only is gun control one of the first discussion points, so is mental illness. Because, you know, (inject sarcasm) that’s the single most comprehensible explanation for anyone to commit such an atrocity!
I have bipolar, and I am also a responsible gun owner.
Being mentally ill does not mean I’m going on a shooting spree.
The news commentators and government and social media call out, “We have a mental health problem!” No shit, Sherlock; however, that’s not why these shootings occur.
In the past few days, I’ve been told that I should give up my gun and be on an FBI watch list.
My fellow Americans want me to give up my rights to arm myself and to have my privacy, yet I’m not a criminal. This just further “strengthens erroneous public views about mental illness and gun violence.”
Here comes the witch hunt…Abigail Williams accusing Elizabeth Proctor with unfounded evidence!
