How many of my brothers are sick and tired of left wing talking monkeys trying to take the weapons away from law abiding citzens. I include the vast majority of members here as being law abiding citzens in every other way other than aas.
Those "left wing talking monkeys" are Democrats like you, Paul. IOW, those are your people; you gave them power. If you don't like their positions on gun control, maybe you should consider changing the way you vote.
I am deeply sadend from this last mass killing, but it is because mental illness has been on the back burner since that worthless pos Reagen was in office.
The rooster has come home to roost. Big fucking surprise.
Reagan? Reagan's been out of office for 26 years, and there's been a Democrat in the White House for almost 15 of those years. One would think they've had ample time to do something about the mentally ill, no?
Regardless, since you're so interested in going back in time, you might like to hear some facts rather than liberal talking points: In 1967, then California Gov. Ronald Reagan signed the http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/calawquery?codesection=wic, which prohibited forced medication or extended involuntary hospital committals without a judicial hearing - a position I happen to agree with and I suspect most others do as well. This bill, which quickly became a national model, was pushed primarily by a group of young, liberal activists on the Assembly Office of Research staff and was inspired by those fighting for the civil rights of the mentally ill who envisioned taking the mentally ill out of the large institutions and housing them in smaller, community-based residences. Unfortunately, legislatures controlled by both parties since the legislation was enacted have failed to adequately fund these residences.
The Lanterman-Petris-Short Act and other commitment laws provide that if a person engages in an act of serious violence against someone else, or demonstrates a likelihood of suicide, commitment for involuntary long-term treatment is supposed to be pretty easy. But it isn't easy because progressive views (Democrats) on mental health, a misguided ACLU, courts reluctant to act, and a SCOTUS ruling in 1975 (
O’Connor v. Donaldson, 422 U.S. 563) that found there is "no constitutional basis for confining such persons involuntarily if they are dangerous to no one", have made it damned near impossible to involuntarily commit anyone. That's what led to the utter neglect of the mentally ill and homeless that you see today. So the chickens coming home to roost has a lot more to do with the people you voted for than Ronald Reagan and the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act. Lanterman-Petris-Short was a noble goal. Reagan's a convenient scapegoat, though. Big fucking surprise.
