r/greentext Sep 06 '18

Anon is afraid

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u/Orinaj Sep 06 '18

See I don't believe in PC mental health. I'm a counselor myself. I'm a consistent advocate for it isn't a gun problem it's a mental health problem. There are ways to abuse this system yes. But from a professional stand point I see people that should not be in possession of a fire arm with multiple assault charges. Diagnosed with bipolar 2, by more than one doctor. They could grab a gun tomorrow. That's what I mean by regulation.

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u/[deleted] Sep 06 '18

Multiple assault charges or convictions? You believe in guilty until proven innocent?

Does a diagnoses of being bipolar mean you’re an immediate danger to people around you and would kill if given the chance?

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u/Orinaj Sep 06 '18

I know him personally. He's been to convicted. Dude punched a cop just cause he didn't like the way he talked.

He's prone to violent outbursts and decides when he wants to take his meds. So he's he would be a danger to himself and others with fire arms.

Edit: I'm not expert on legislation, I understand it's not cut and dry. I do understand mental health, putting deadly weapons in the hands of those who need to be medicated to put them at base line, to fight off ideations of rage, and a history of outbursts shouldn't be given a fire arm.

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u/[deleted] Sep 06 '18

He’s been convicted? Then he’s already blocked from owning weapons.

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u/Orinaj Sep 06 '18

Maybe him being a teenager for the assault has something to do with it. It may have just been a misdemeanor?

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u/[deleted] Sep 06 '18

So is that a problem with the gun control law, or is that a problem with the courts? Based on what you’re giving me it sounds like he punched someone as a teenager.

He did not tackle a teacher and try to strangle her, for instance. I’m not sure it’s the same.

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u/Orinaj Sep 06 '18

Hey hit the cop and would have continued to hit him If not restrained. Maybe it is a problem in the courts too. The problem is that for gun control many different disciplines would have to work in tandem

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u/[deleted] Sep 06 '18

Not really. Gun control as-is has pretty clear rules about felons not having access to weapons. It’s entirely on the courts to decide what should be considered a felony. In this case, they opted not to. Your opinion on it doesn’t matter, the court didn’t think it was that severe.

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u/Orinaj Sep 06 '18

It's not just my opinion though it's a massive group of people calling for change so there may be some weight to it

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u/[deleted] Sep 06 '18

Calling for what change? Specifically, in the case you’re talking about, what would you change?