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Many jobs require that the applicant take the MMPI. A psychological evaluation test that many shrinks swear by. Because most of these mass murderers do not have a criminal background, but would fail a psychological evaluation test, I suggest that taking the MMPI be a requirement for owning a gun. I have taken this test and passed. I personally think that it is good to know where you stand psychological. The crazy one is usually last to know.

Trouble with a comment such as J Barrer is every Republican shoots down every idea to stop this carnage until the subject is dropped. Then the next mass murder happens and the cycle starts again. His comment has an easy solution. Make it a law that all guns must be registered and enforce it. Someone with a non registered gun is breaking the law and can have gun rights taken away among fines and jail time etc.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minnesota_Multiphasic_Personality_Inventory

https://www.statesman.com/story/news/politics/2021/03/23/boulder-shooting-ted-cruz-defends-gun-rights-criticizes-control/6973188002/

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Thom: " ... and how deeply buried guns are in rightwing identity politics and the sense of manhood among insecure or poorly-endowed men ... "

Speaking of whom, here are Lindsey Graham's deep thoughts on the subject: "I own an AR-15. If there's a natural disaster in South Carolina where the cops can't protect my neighborhood, my house will be the last ones that the gangs will come to because I can defend myself." (Today on Fux "News" with Chris Wallace.)

Okay, first, it's just hilarious, in a sad way, trying to picture a pasty-faced Graham holding principles and standing his ground anywhere on anything let alone holding off hordes of gangbangers (in South Carolina?) overrunning his plantation in some post-apocalyptic dystopia -- gangs, by the way, thanks to our idiotic gun laws, who would also be carrying lots of AR-15 types of semi-automatic weapons, which can be easily converted to fully automatic. So, good luck with that whole Rambo thing, white boy. Don't piss yourself.

And second, someone who's served over 33 years in the military (7 years active) as an officer, lawyer, and judge knows full well he's blowing smoke up the dumb asses of Trumped-out, gunned-up nutjobs, hooked on shoot-em-up flicks, for his own political good rather than for the good of the nation. But that's Lindsey in a nutshell ...or more fittingly, a wingnut in a .223 shell.

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