Thread:Comments:Gun background checks a no-go in US Senate/May I be the first to say it??

(and in so doing, I don't want to down-play the excellent form and nature of the article itself!!) This just might be the very first time (thus far) that the opining following the article is more interesting than the article itself here at our esteemed project!! I will make a few remarks here, and there's a good chance I'll not speak of this topic ever again here on these pages. As a social worker, I've earned my stripes in terms of working with persons who suffer from serious and pervasive mental illness. It is high time in this country that we take a long (and possibly EXPENSIVE) look at the modern treatment (and often under-treatment) many mentally ill people experience here. Access to firearms is something that many, MANY PEOPLE can handle properly, and maturely; but, there are some who can't. We simply must address how to deal with that group of people and their ability to get their hands on a seriously deadly item for only a small amount of money and trouble. --Bddpaux (talk) 18:18, 23 April 2013 (UTC)