[White Owl]

I'm genuinely curious as to what position people stand on within the community. So are you for or against guns? If against why, what made you think this way, and what could get you to think different?

I'll entertain you on this one.


There are 20,000 gun regulations already implemented into the United States of America, so to try and push for more control is an infringement of the 2nd Amendment right.


The biggest issue with firearms isn't people going to massively shoot up populated areas, it's suicide. This stems from some owners having PTSD or some other mental disorder.


So, the next question is, why do we have this problem? Why aren't these people with mental disorders trying to get help? 

In New York, if a legal firearm owner confesses to the government that he/she at that current time is mentally unstable, they take any firearms this individual has and that person is legally barred from purchasing firearms again, even if they are fine later. Something we have to consider with mental health is that 90% of it is temporary, so this is cruel to do to someone who is a law-abiding citizen. 

Michael Sodini, Founder of Walk The Talk America, says it best: [b]All too often, firearms owners were foregoing mental health services for fear of losing their firearm rights, while many mental health practitioners lacked the training to properly serve members of the 2A Community. 

[/b]Sodini has the idea of giving Americans anonymous screenings, and pitched an idea of rather than just stripping citizens of their firearms, they instead take them for a little while and store them somewhere UNTIL that person is mentally healthy again. When they are mentally stable, their guns would be returned to them. 


I'd suggest to anyone, regardless of your belief, to check out Colion Noir's Podcast episode with Michael Sodini, as it's a real eye-opening discussing (link provided below, as well as Walk the Talk America's site)

https://open.spotify.com/episode/1bOauLy...hiAoh7qHVg

https://walkthetalkamerica.org/

That is a very good point, these are the same questions my professors bring up. I'm actually writing a paper soon regarding where gun violence stems from.