Comments on: Guns Are Weapons of Mass Destruction: Lessons of the Newtown School Shooting https://www.PsychologyLounge.com/guns-are-weapons-of-mass-destruction-lessons-of-the-newtown-school-shooting/ by Dr. Andrew Gottlieb (650) 324-2666 Thu, 20 Dec 2012 05:42:24 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.5 By: yasmine https://www.PsychologyLounge.com/guns-are-weapons-of-mass-destruction-lessons-of-the-newtown-school-shooting/#comment-58724 Thu, 20 Dec 2012 05:42:24 +0000 http://www.PsychologyLounge.com/?p=384#comment-58724 Thank you for writing this, Dr. Gottlieb. I’m glad to know you and benefit from these posts!

]]> By: Aimee Tow https://www.PsychologyLounge.com/guns-are-weapons-of-mass-destruction-lessons-of-the-newtown-school-shooting/#comment-58721 Mon, 17 Dec 2012 18:36:52 +0000 http://www.PsychologyLounge.com/?p=384#comment-58721 Thank you for writing this. I completely that today’s semi-automatic guns are weapons of mass destruction and should be regulated as such. Those who wrote the Bill of Rights in 1791 were not anticipating the guns of 2012.

]]> By: Andrew Gottlieb, Ph.D. https://www.PsychologyLounge.com/guns-are-weapons-of-mass-destruction-lessons-of-the-newtown-school-shooting/#comment-58716 Sat, 15 Dec 2012 00:09:23 +0000 http://www.PsychologyLounge.com/?p=384#comment-58716 In reply to John.

I don’t think it matters if he did or didn’t have a history of mental illness. If he did, then it points out the major flaws in gun owner screening, and if he didn’t then points out the fallacy of depending on screening. The main point stands: do we want weapons of mass destruction easily acquired by anyone?

]]> By: John https://www.PsychologyLounge.com/guns-are-weapons-of-mass-destruction-lessons-of-the-newtown-school-shooting/#comment-58715 Fri, 14 Dec 2012 23:41:02 +0000 http://www.PsychologyLounge.com/?p=384#comment-58715 Interesting post, but it’s come out that this kid had a history of mental illness.

Is this really about guns, or is it about a MENTALLY UNSTABLE kid having access to guns?

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