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Saw a really lovely quote by the lunatic freak FIENSTIEN that " all vets are mentally ill in some way and government should prevent them from owning firearms.."

Ron Anderson wrote:
Saw a really lovely quote by the lunatic freak FIENSTIEN that " all vets are mentally ill in some way and government should prevent them from owning firearms.."

"SEN. DIANNE FEINSTEIN: If I understand this, this adds an exemption of retired military. As I understand our bill, no issue has arose in this regard during the 10 years the expired ban was in effect and what we did in the other bill was exempt possession by the United States or a department or agency of the United States. So that included active military.

The problem with expanding this is that, you know, with the advent of PTSD, which I think is a new phenomenon as a product of the Iraq War, it’s not clear how the seller or transferrer of a firearm covered by this bill would verify that an individual was a member, or a veteran, and that there was no impairment of that individual with respect to having a weapon like this.

So, you know, I would be happy to sit down with you again and see if we could work something out but I think we have to-- if you’re going to do this, find a way that veterans who are incapacitated for one reason or another mentally don’t have access to this kind of weapon.

with the advent of PTSD, which I think is a new phenomenon as a product of the Iraq War

The thing I find bizarre about Feinstein's remarks is this:


with the advent of PTSD, which I think is a new phenomenon as a product of the Iraq War

PTSD is a byproduct of warfighting. Before Vietnam they called it shell shock and said man up. Tell a Vietnam Vet that PTSD is a new phenomenon of the Iraq War, you'll get a mouth full.

I had an experience with PTSD. TMI to get into here. It was caused by a single gruesome incident, so two hours of quality time with a specialist sorted it out. But my heart goes out to those soldiers who come home with layers upon layers of horrific experiences all tangled into some web of emotional hell.

Just saying that if she's going to talk about it she should be better informed.

ByDANIEL STRAUSSPublishedDECEMBER 11, 2014
A woman charged with shooting and killing her ex-husband and stepdaughter has strong connections to groups advocating for expanding open carry gun laws in Texas.

Local news outlets on Wednesday reported that Veronica Dunnachie was arrested and charged with shooting and killing her ex-husband and step daughter.

Buried in some of the initial reporting on the arrest of Dunnachie seems to have been an active participant in open carry groups in Texas. The local ABC affiliate, WFAA, noted that Dunnachie's Facebook page is photos of her engaged in open carry firearm advocacy activities. WFAA also noted that one of her profile pictures included the text "Sometimes removing some people out of your life makes room for better people."