Petition to forbid support of the NRA at DU

[Bjorn Against]

61. Absolutely not, I think most of us do support mental health reform

Some individual posters may have treated you unfairly, but I don't think the community as a whole would think you should be banned if you are advocating getting help for the mentally ill as most of us agree with that position. I don't support bans on people who advocate responsible gun ownership either, it is only when they specifically endorse the NRA that I think they should be banned. Gun control is a legitimate debate, but on a Democratic site we don't need to allow support for a far-right organization.

One correction to your post however, the NRA does not support getting help for the mentally ill. They may pay lip service to that idea when they need to distract from the gun issue, but I sure don't see too many gun nuts lobbying for help for the mentally ill, in fact most NRA members are opposed to providing them free access to medical services that they need to treat the mental health issues they are experiencing.