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The New York City mass shooter had been diagnosed with multiple mental illnesses and had been the subject of two "mental health holds" in Las Vegas, but none of that limited his legal right to own firearms.

The New York City mass shooter had been diagnosed with multiple mental illnesses and had been the subject of two "mental health holds" in Las Vegas, but none of that limited his legal right to own firearms.

NYC shooter had two 'mental health holds' in Las Vegas. They didn't affect his legal right to own guns

The New York City mass shooter had been diagnosed with multiple mental illnesses and had been the subject of two "mental health holds" in Las Vegas, but none of that limited his legal right to own firearms.

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  1. racetothebottom.bsky.social profile picture

    RaceToTheBottom @racetothebottom.bsky.social

    The 2nd Amendment says NOTHING about every single person gets a gun regardless of their ability to safely use one! The NRA has created a society that believes weapons of war are their right! Nutters.

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    Mr. Blabalino 🇳🇴🇺🇸💙 @blabalino.com

    Wow, this is almost identical to the shooter situation in Montana. The family told people he didn't know where or when he was but could not get him help or have his guns taken away. Welcome to the new MAGA GOP.

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  14. clientnotfound.bsky.social profile picture

    Purveyor of Improper Ideology @clientnotfound.bsky.social

    just a citizen expressing his 2nd amendment rights .. remember, Guns are designed to kill. If guns are present in a community, their purpose will eventually be fulfilled, people will die. Those deaths are not an accident, they are evidence that the Second Amendment is being exercised as intended.

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  20. frankieface15.bsky.social profile picture

    Franklin MacDougal 🐾 🫘 @frankieface15.bsky.social

    Huh. That seems like brilliant policy, let the crazies have guns no matter how many mental health holds. It's like when I was little & my parents would see accident after accident at certain intersections & they'd say, nobody will do anything about it until someone gets killed...except that doesn't

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  21. mobydog.bsky.social profile picture

    Mobydog @mobydog.bsky.social

    Seriously, who believed a "mental health hold" was going to stop anyone, that's not what it's for. It's only meant as a sop to anyone wanting to limit gun rights in any way.

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  22. jammonit.bsky.social profile picture

    JarsOfJam @jammonit.bsky.social

    You would think after two "assassination attempts" gun control for at least those suffering mentally would've been top priority for dear leader👀

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  32. John @thejdf.bsky.social

    Face it, even if he had not been legally permitted to buy firearms he very likely would not have had much issue either stealing them or buying them illegally.

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  33. indylu.bsky.social profile picture

    Sue Bartfield @indylu.bsky.social

    Another victory for the republicans and the gun lobby. 92 percent of the population. wants stricter gun laws but the republicans love money.

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  38. lucy8060.bsky.social profile picture

    @lucy8060.bsky.social

    I think I read that he bought a gun from an individual. In a lot of states no background check is needed or required for this kind of transaction.

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  41. smallstar67.bsky.social profile picture

    @smallstar67.bsky.social

    But back to the Epstein story…..which of course matters in that until he is gone nothing changes and nothing else matters.

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  42. unclelonny.bsky.social profile picture

    Uncle Lonny @unclelonny.bsky.social

    It depends on the holds and the diagnosis. My sister was subject to 2 mental health holds, both for anorexia. I have a number of mental health diagnoses, Anxiety, Depression, Reactive Attachment Disorder, PTSD, and ADHD, none keep me from owning a gun. My depression is treated.

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  45. nikhenville.bsky.social profile picture

    N!k @nikhenville.bsky.social

    "diagnosed with multiple mental illnesses" "the subject of two "mental health holds" in Las Vegas"... but none of that limited his legal right to own firearms. They'll be makin' him POTUS next...

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  51. fmdtop.bsky.social profile picture

    @fmdtop.bsky.social

    Way to go NRA - the immoral, Russian-funded death cult. Pro-life my ass.

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  55. @jimbpa.bsky.social

    I’ll never understand the nothing can abridge my 2nd amendment rights crowd.

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  56. mtisch717.bsky.social profile picture

    Mike T. @mtisch717.bsky.social

    The amazing thing is the GOP blames mental health and then drastically cuts Medicaid—which makes gun reform the only option.

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  58. personaluse.bsky.social profile picture

    @personaluse.bsky.social

    We have over 100 fixable problems yet we are dealing with administration hell bent on increasing that number.

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  64. silencedoogood.bsky.social profile picture

    @silencedoogood.bsky.social

    MAGA: Even psychos should celebrate exercising their 2nd amendment rights.

    You'd think that even MAGA might draw a red line at attacking the NFL. But, no.

    Also: MAGA = mentally ill. Is it the water?

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  72. kintsugi2.bsky.social profile picture

    Linda @kintsugi2.bsky.social

    And based on the Republican death wish for everybody, I don’t see how they would ever support any legislation that would prevent people who are not of sound mind to not have weapons. We know that this isn’t news. The question is media, why aren’t you putting the pressure on this? We’re out there…

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  82. jacg1.bsky.social profile picture

    Jacg @jacg1.bsky.social

    When whoever deleted those two sections from the Constitution website, they should’ve also deleted the 2nd Amendment

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  86. lea-e.bsky.social profile picture

    Lea @lea-e.bsky.social

    I can’t stop thinking of the cop he murdered. The cop had just graduated from the police academy in March. He must have been so proud of himself and excited for his future. Now he’s dead. It’s too sad and senseless.

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  89. oracy.bsky.social profile picture

    They Say @oracy.bsky.social

    In 2017, Trump made it easier for people with mental illnesses to own guns. Trump-GOP supports gun violence. An NRA convention was held in Texas a few days after the Uvalde shooting.

    American children are wondering why adults aren't protecting them from #GunViolence

    www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

    In 2017, Trump quietly rolled back an Obama-era regulation that made it harder for people with mental illness to buy guns.

    Trump made it easier for the mentally ill to get guns

    In 2017, Trump quietly rolled back an Obama-era regulation that made it harder for people with mental illness to buy guns.
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  97. dove333.bsky.social profile picture

    @dove333.bsky.social

    Now if only he and his loved ones could have afforded the education and healthcare he needed, so that he would not of listened to MAGA propaganda and believed conspiracies that weren’t true.

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  100. michaelb1397.bsky.social profile picture

    michaelb1397 @michaelb1397.bsky.social

    Let's gloss over that there was a Luigi component to this and go right to the mental illness. If you don't know what I'm talking about, look up the realty executive that was killed in the shooting. He didn't go to the wrong floor.

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  108. catdad-64.bsky.social profile picture

    @catdad-64.bsky.social

    Yeah, in the 🍊🍕💩 1st admin the very 1st law the GOP passed was to allow people with mental illness to buy firearms

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  111. j-waller55.bsky.social profile picture

    @j-waller55.bsky.social

    I'm in favor of much tougher gun control laws. But mental health holds can be instituted by family members, including putative spouses, for reasons other than the mental health of the individual. Courts shouldn't deprive an individual of a Constitutionally protected right w/o due process.

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  115. genx2024.bsky.social profile picture

    @genx2024.bsky.social

    Republicans talking points are “They want to take our guns.” That’s all they’ve been taught to say. They won’t reason through the arguments or have an adult conversation. It’ll be a version of “don’t take my guns.” It’s the equivalent of a child sticking their fingers in their ears shouting lalala!

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  116. cjmatthews.bsky.social profile picture

    Matthew M @cjmatthews.bsky.social

    Which New York City "Mass Shooter"? The latest? The one from the subway in Brooklyn? We've had a lot of "Mass Shooters"... Be more specific! Do your job!

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  117. lvlindee1.bsky.social profile picture

    @lvlindee1.bsky.social

    Why do we keep hearing stories like this ? How they knew about him , but could do nothing ! Then a mass shooter! We need mental health facilities, not concentration camps!

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  120. jswca.bsky.social profile picture

    @jswca.bsky.social

    And somehow this shooter could easily buy an assault weapon in Nevada. Only in America does this happen.

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  125. howkd24.bsky.social profile picture

    @howkd24.bsky.social

    And why is it ok that he could still legally own firearms? … that is not even respectful to the individual, let alone the rest of the world around wherever he is. Is it simply because it is too difficult to enforce if that law was changed?

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  127. pseudoacacia.bsky.social profile picture

    Leviticus 19:33-34 @pseudoacacia.bsky.social

    well, yeah. If the 2nd Amendment is a civil right, despite civil rights not existing until the 14th Amendment, you can't keep crazy people from buying guns.

    unfortunately, SCOTUS decided the 2nd Amendment was written with the 14th in mind because Thomas Jefferson had a time machine.

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