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I think his argument is that the US should focus on trying to solve the underlying issues, either first or at least concurrently
by themitigating 3y ago
I think his argument is that the US should focus on trying to solve the underlying issues, either first or at least concurrently
- BurningFrog 3y agoThis argument implies that approving MDMA therapy is one of the biggest efforts in the country, consuming huge resources that could go to solving big societal issues.
- galangalalgol 3y agoA good starting place might be the inability to afford the very treatments and medications being studied by a large portion of the population.
- notch898c 3y agoI would also revoke all the mandatory reporting and other reporting laws for therapists, and remove the ability for government to use therapy/medical records for considering licensing or security clearances. These are barriers that keep people that need therapy most from seeking it.
- fasterik 3y agoPTSD can be caused by literally any traumatic, life-threatening situation. How is the US supposed to "solve" that?
- hellweaver666 3y agoerm... reduce the number of traumatic, life-threatening situations by taking away the guns? Get your police force under control and stop trying to control peoples minds and bodies could be a good start?
- bheadmaster 3y agoI am fairly skeptical of the claim that banning guns would significantly reduce gun violence. People who commit the most gun violence crimes (criminals) will find a way to get guns regardless of the laws. I live in a country where it's very hard to get weapons legally, yet almost every drug bust in the news also contains a significant amount of confiscated firearms.
- notch898c 3y agoFGC-9; everybody in Europe who wants a gun can trivially have it within a week without interacting with the criminal element or buying regulated components. That goes for modern ammunition too.
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- QuercusMax 3y agoThis past week in the US there have been several stories about people who were shot after ringing a doorbell or pulling into someone's driveway. Reducing the number of guns means that these people would not be able to enact this type of senseless violence. It would also certainly cut down on the numbers of toddlers shooting their siblings.
- bheadmaster 3y agoDoes the number of people getting shot by their toddler siblings or after ringing a doorbell make up a significant percentage of total gun violence? If not, then banning guns would be, in software terms, a premature optimization.
- AlecSchueler 3y agoWhy does it have to be a significant percentage of the total? It's still contributing to avoidable life-changing trauma for the people involved.
- notch898c 3y agoThere are ways to mitigate, but not eliminate, the presence of traumatic situations. Whether that is the purview of government perhaps is another question. I suspect war and bad family environment are a massive source of trauma of US persons; the path to mitigating the former at least facially is a bit more obvious.
- tel 3y agoHonestly, facilitate a culture of supportive interconnection between people where we are less afraid to share our deepest selves, even when they are shameful and painful, and more confident that we will receive the open-hearted support we need at a time like that. So, I do understand why we turn to medication.
- JAlexoid 3y agoExcept that it also includes a heavy dose on thinly veiled transphobia. Which is a contributing factor to mental issues and stigma.
- augment002 3y agoThe obvious counterargument would be that having a real treatment for PTSD and other fear related conditions would likely ameliorate the social issues. Yes, taking guns away would reduce shootings, but so would helping people who are so fearful they feel the need to shoot someone who isn’t threatening them.