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In gun law push, Tennessee governor's office memo says NRA prefers to 'round up mentally ill people'
Associated Press ^ | June 2, 2023 | KIMBERLEE KRUESI and JONATHAN MATTIS

Posted on 06/02/2023 11:21:52 AM PDT by libstripper

ASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee's administration accused the National Rifle Association of wanting to use involuntary commitment laws “to round up mentally ill people and deprive them of other liberties,” according to documents drafted by the Republican's staffers as part of their initial attempt to pass a gun control proposal earlier this year.

The memos, provided by Lee's office as part of a public records request, reveal a rare criticism of the powerful gun lobby made by the Republican governor. Lee has previously praised the NRA's efforts to protect the Second Amendment but has since faced opposition from the group as he works to pass gun control legislation in response to a deadly Nashville school shooting that took place in late March.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events; US: Tennessee
KEYWORDS: 2a; 2ndamendment; banglist; billlee; gopestablishment; guncontrol; gungrabbers; kaba; lee; nra; rino; rinos; rkba; rtkba; secondamendment; tn; uniparty
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Looks like Lee's going off the deep end of gun grabbing just the way Sundquist went off the deep end with a proposed state income tax. Since it looks like the legislature will go into special session, the thing to do is turn the thing around and run the whole thing up Lee's fundament. The way to do that is to reject his gun grabbing proposals while also mandating the city of Nashville and all other Tennessee governmental entities to release the feminoid mass murderer's manifesto regarding the Nashville atrocity.
1 posted on 06/02/2023 11:21:52 AM PDT by libstripper
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To: libstripper

If the US truly was to round up mentally ill people, the Democrat Party would have some gaping holes in its org chart.


2 posted on 06/02/2023 11:23:27 AM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire, or both.)
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To: libstripper

That’s my position as well.


3 posted on 06/02/2023 11:25:15 AM PDT by Brilliant
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To: libstripper

I remember America before they de-institutionalized the mentally ill. It was a much better place.


4 posted on 06/02/2023 11:28:56 AM PDT by ClearCase_guy (“You want it one way, but it's the other way”)
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To: libstripper

Yes, we need to institutionalize seriously mentally ill people.


5 posted on 06/02/2023 11:32:39 AM PDT by Reno89519 (Donald Tantrum? No Thank You. We Can Do Better! I am a Veteran Supporting Veteran DeSantis.)
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To: ClearCase_guy

Me too. I remember living through “de-institutionalization” in NYC and CA too. A nightmare.


6 posted on 06/02/2023 11:32:41 AM PDT by livius
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To: libstripper

There were far fewer mass killings back before the the 1970s when the mental hospitals were closed down and certain unstable people incarcerated.

Almost every mass shooter since that time would have been in an insane asylum as they had telegraphed their intentions well before they went on a rampage.


7 posted on 06/02/2023 11:34:08 AM PDT by Ruy Dias de Bivar (“No man’s life, liberty, or property are safe while the legislature is in session.”)
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To: ClearCase_guy

With almost no homelessness.


8 posted on 06/02/2023 11:36:44 AM PDT by Fledermaus (It's time to get rid of the Three McStooges; Mitch, Kevin and Ronna!)
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To: libstripper

Well, rounding up the mentally ill people would remove the Democrat voter base, so we can’t have that happen now, can we?


9 posted on 06/02/2023 11:38:10 AM PDT by ro_dreaming (Who knew "Idiocracy", "1984", "Enemy of the State", and "Person of Interest" would be non-fiction?)
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To: libstripper

This RINO scumbag has, fully, gone to the dark side...


10 posted on 06/02/2023 11:38:51 AM PDT by SuperLuminal (Where is the next Sam Adams when we so desperately need him)
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To: libstripper

Lee is an idiot. The special session is going to turn into chaos.

The far left is going to create a circus. It will get ugly and the fake news will paint TN with a wide brush of BS.


11 posted on 06/02/2023 11:39:01 AM PDT by Fledermaus (It's time to get rid of the Three McStooges; Mitch, Kevin and Ronna!)
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They want to label all of the deplorable Trump supporters as mentally ill and then use that as an excuse to take away their guns.


12 posted on 06/02/2023 11:39:17 AM PDT by jimwatx
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You won’t need to be a Trump supporter to be “mentally ill”. Just believing that boys can only marry girls will be sufficient.


13 posted on 06/02/2023 11:41:41 AM PDT by Campion (Everything is a grace, everything is the direct effect of our Father's love - Little Flower)
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To: libstripper

It all depends on who gets to decide who is mentally ill.

And that would be low level government workers.

And there would be little Due Process when those government workers round people up.


14 posted on 06/02/2023 11:43:03 AM PDT by Round Earther
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15 posted on 06/02/2023 11:43:16 AM PDT by PROCON (Sic Semper Tyrannis)
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The Gun Grabbers wants the mentally ill on the street, suffering, untreated and unprotected, in order to justify anti gun laws.
They certainly don't *care* about the most unfortunate.

16 posted on 06/02/2023 11:46:50 AM PDT by BitWielder1 (I'd rather have Unequal Wealth than Equal Poverty.)
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To: ro_dreaming

Democrats have infested the psychology field. The democrats also think anyone that loves their country, wants the constitution to be the basis of law, are pro-life, pro law and order, have religious beliefs and vote republican are mentally ill. They would round us up and exterminate us all if they had the chance.


17 posted on 06/02/2023 11:48:11 AM PDT by Dutch Boy (The only thing worse than having something taken from you is to have it returned broken. )
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To: BenLurkin
If the US truly was to round up mentally ill people, the Democrat Party would have some gaping holes in its org chart.

For sure......

18 posted on 06/02/2023 11:51:11 AM PDT by metmom (...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith….)
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To: libstripper

It’s much better to allow the mentally ill to wander around and do crazy violent things.


19 posted on 06/02/2023 11:51:11 AM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: Brilliant

The NRA has alot of company if they are making such a statement.


20 posted on 06/02/2023 11:51:13 AM PDT by ridesthemiles
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