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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Paranoid typically means you think something is happening to you that actually isn’t.

What a horrible incident and I really feel for the families of lost loved ones.[/quote]

It's seen in schizophrenia and some forms of bipolar.

Male adults usually onset in college---ages 18-22 is often first onset.

When a kid is away at college, it goes unnoticed because family isn't around to note it.  And, times of stress exacerbate it, are triggers.

Mental health is one of the biggest problems our country faces and is the reason for the vast majority of mass shootings.[/quote]

Stop perpetuating NRA talking points. People like you are the reason we have such a violent society. [/quote]

It's not a NRA talking point - schizophrenia and bipolar do appear in college age, mostly males.  And kids away at college can easily isolate themselves and go unnoticed.  I've got first hand knowledge of just how bad this can be (and side note, it happened at UVa but years ago.) Pair that with easy access to guns and you have what we have in this country.[/quote]

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Yes!  Why do we continue to deny the role mental health plays in these tragedies?  I'm in favor of reasonable gun control that factors in mental health remedies and shares this data with those doing the actual background checks. To support gun control without addressing mental health issues is foolish. These are not mutually exclusive, and I can't figure out why the poster above would dismiss this as an NRA talking point.  It's like saying these tragedies exist in a vacuum and simply passing a law will stop them immediately.  Explain Chicago and DC to us all, then.[/quote]

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