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Mental Health Support

Neoma

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4. I admit to liking bows and arrows, and skeet shooting.

Reply to Squinch (Reply #3)

Sat Dec 15, 2012, 06:27 PM

Dec 2012

I enjoyed it as a kid. But the fun of aiming has been brought to videogames for me. I do not own any weapons, except for my knife collection that I began because it was my dad's interest as well, and I liked carving blocks of wood.

I don't need a gun to feel safe.

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My Rant. I feel that it'd only be safe to say here. [View all] Neoma Dec 2012 OP

Rec. DU has gone into a frenzy. NYC_SKP Dec 2012 #1

I've read bits and pieces, and I think that's all I need to read. Neoma Dec 2012 #2

Gun trolls jump to "the shooter was mentally ill" to deflect the conversation from the real Squinch Dec 2012 #3

I admit to liking bows and arrows, and skeet shooting. Neoma Dec 2012 #4

I have a pocket knife collection and once had a couple of BB guns Jamastiene Dec 2012 #15

High five on the Skyrim bit. Neoma Dec 2012 #18

You asked, "Question: are rapists considered to be mentally ill? No. And is a guy with a gun always easttexaslefty Dec 2012 #5

Didn't click on the link I see. Neoma Dec 2012 #6

Sure, I did. easttexaslefty Dec 2012 #7

Right... Neoma Dec 2012 #8

Yes you could. easttexaslefty Dec 2012 #9

Except doctors do not treat them as such. Neoma Dec 2012 #10

Ok. I'm not going to belabour the point. easttexaslefty Dec 2012 #11

With you, lefty. elleng Dec 2012 #16

And maybe, just maybe easttexaslefty Dec 2012 #12

The reports are so iffy right now. Neoma Dec 2012 #13

Thank you for your OP. Jamastiene Dec 2012 #14

The only thing you can do would be to complain in meta. Neoma Dec 2012 #17

I saw this article I thought might be appreciated here. polly7 Dec 2012 #19