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Ahmed D. Faheem, M.D. of Appalachian Psychiatric Services says that only a small proportion of people who have psychiatric conditions or are seeking psychiatric help have the tendency to be violent. Yet, he stresses that anyone in possession of a firearm needs to have the inhibition on whether or not to pull the trigger, even if they have a mental condition.
"You have to have the capacity and capability to understand and handle that responsibility," Faheem said. "When your inhibitions are down, we need those controls from the brain to think and to do what we are expected to do in a social way." |
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| The government has the legitimate power to regulate commerce. Private sales are not commerce. The government has no legitimate authority to interfere. |
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