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IronLionZion

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20. People suffering from PTSD need treatment not guns

Reply to Grins (Reply #10)

Fri Nov 28, 2025, 08:48 AM

Nov 28

USA has plentiful access to mental health treatment, therapy, group counseling, meds, etc. Way better than the Middle East for sure where they may be culturally resistant to seeking treatment.

So I don't accept it as an often repeated excuse when somebody shoots a bunch of people in our country.

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D.C. Shooting Suspect 'Could Not Tolerate' the Violence of His C.I.A.-Backed Unit in Afghanistan, a Childhood Friend Sai [View all] demmiblue Nov 27 OP

Damn. A casualty of war in a way. Remember the RW rage during the withdrawal underpants Nov 27 #1

That's what I was just thinking Figarosmom Nov 27 #13

Ok, so they blame Joe Biden The Madcap Nov 27 #2

The shooter was granted asylum by Trump. SunSeeker Nov 27 #5

you state the obvious stopdiggin Nov 27 #8

I'm only guessing Figarosmom Nov 27 #14

"suffered from mental health issues" IronLionZion Nov 27 #3

Also to hide pro trump fanatics GreenWave Nov 27 #7

Would it make it better if it said "PTSD?" Grins Nov 27 #10

People suffering from PTSD need treatment not guns IronLionZion Nov 28 #20

Probably something similar occurs to our Baitball Blogger Nov 27 #4

So, let me make sure I understand... COL Mustard Nov 27 #6

It doesn't make sense except that all the pressure of that experience was still sloshing around in his head years later eppur_se_muova Nov 28 #17

He was at extreme risk for loosing asylum IbogaProject Nov 28 #22

Blowback from Florida 2000 and bush v Gore which got us 9-11 and unneeded wars in Iraq and Afghanistan Botany Nov 27 #9

I was thinking the same. yardwork Nov 27 #11

And the Supreme Court of bush v Gore ... especially Sandra Day O'Conner who ruled that the counting of Botany Nov 27 #12

A lot of immigrants come into the country from war torn countries. Aussie105 Nov 27 #15

I had a suspicion that this had something to do with his personal experiences in the Afghan War. eppur_se_muova Nov 28 #16

Brilliant... we invited a Death Squad commander into the country and made him a resident. WarGamer Nov 28 #18

Bad things can happen to countries that operate Death Squads. AloeVera Nov 28 #19

This message was self-deleted by its author LizBeth Nov 28 #21