dougb1946
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Apparently nobody read your version either.Did I read the wrong quote? Or did you all only read the Alex Jones-ized version?
She didn't say every military member has PTSD. She says that PTSD is new, they didn't have it before the Iraq war, and that since a gun dealer can't tell if someone has PTSD she doesn't want to exempt veterans from an assault weapons bad because the Clinton one didn't and with this new-fangled PTSD thing veterans might be dangerous.
We're upset by this but for the wrong reasons.
1) She clearly has no idea what PTSD even is... Its not a military thing its a survivors of Trauma thing. Which mean that pretty much anyone who's survived a Trauma can have it.
2) Why the hell would a gun dealer even NEED to be a part of determining whether a buyer was a victim of PTSD? Shouldn't... you know... a doctor be involved with that?
3) Mental injuries/disorders that mean a person could be a threat to themselves or others should be a disqualifying event... but suggesting that servicemen and women are more likely to have it is asinine.
Clearly Ms. Feinstein, again, doesn't have any idea what she's talking about. And, THAT, is the real reason we should be cranked up about this, people should at least have a basic idea what they are talking about BEFORE they legislate on it... there should be some kind of test
snopes.com: Senator Dianne Feinstein: 'All Vets Are Mentally Ill'?
As much as I dislike her views on guns, she ain't guilty of this. She didn't say it. She pointed out that some military vets have PTSD and an automatic exemption from a background check may not be a good move.
We really don't have to make up things for the good Senator to be guilty of. Her general ignorance about guns and her OCD like attacks indicate that she probably should be disarmed and not allowed near firearms.
