Still like Ron Paul? Think again...

[Sawin]

"PTSD" covers a very wide spectrum, and it will affect people very differently. In its acute stage it can be dangerous, especially if the individual's nerves are still too raw to hold a job and they're self medicating with whiskey . . . but there is a curve and most people are able to recover and readjust to civilian life without pills or psychotherapy. And even guys who may be a "danger to themselves or others" are extremely unlikely to go on a shooting spree of any sort. Proposing that veterans collecting benefits related to psychological trauma be barred for life from firearm ownership is reprehensible, and anyone supporting such action should be removed from office.

Absolutely, positively agreed. The concerning thing to me is that the left and the media see that small cross-section of PTSD sufferers who are a possible threat (to themselves or the public), as a much larger one than they might actually be. This all goes back to the poor state of our mental health system in this country, and folks not being able to get the help they need...The left and the media will not let any tragedy go to waste where they can vilify a much broader subset of the freedom-loving-community, than any reasonable person would include. Since <1% of returning vets with PTSD could possibly become "home grown terrorists", they're doing their best to make them all out to be. Exactly the same way they see gun-owners...

We need to facilitate a counter to their finger pointing to call them out for their hypocracy and unpatriotic, tyrannical aspirations.... there are tons out there trying, I know there are, but the media is playing against us.