Current Events > So if Republicans argue the problem is mental health, not guns

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is there a reason why there is also zero advocacy for increasing mental health coverage, or a reason why Trump repealed legislation making it more difficult for the mentally ill to get guns?

Please inform me if Im wrong, but it seems like a whole lot of no, we shouldnt do X, we should do Y then not trying Y either.
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I'd like to ask the Republicans why, given that mental health problems exist in every country, why these other countries still don't have mass shootings?

Maybe if we stop doping up our kids with prescription medicines....
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Caution998 posted...

Maybe if we stop doping up our kids with prescription medicines....

Is this how the GOP deals with mental health?

"Stop treating it"
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Mr_Biscuit posted...

but it seems like a whole lot of no, we shouldnt do X, we should do Y then not trying Y either.

basically
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or a reason why Trump repealed legislation making it more difficult for the mentally ill to get

https://waysandmeans.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/ACLU.pdf

This is what Trump overturned that everyone is so angry about:

In December 2016, the SSA promulgated a final rule that would require the names of all Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefit recipients who, because of a mental impairment,use a representative payee to help manage their benefits be submitted to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS), which is used during gun purchases.

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Thats interesting context and I appreciate it. That said, is there any legislation being pushed that conservatives think will help?
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Mr_Biscuit posted...

Thats interesting context and I appreciate it. That said, is there any legislation being pushed that conservatives think will help?

They can't hear you over all the money the NRA is paying them to do nothing
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