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Donald Trump on WDBJ-TV shootings: ‘This isn’t a gun problem; this is a mental problem’
The Washington Times ^ | 08/27/2015 | David Sherfinski

Posted on 08/27/2015 6:00:03 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said in the wake of Wednesday morning’s shooting deaths on live TV of a reporter and videographer in Virginia that it isn’t a gun problem but a “mental problem.”

Asked Thursday on CNN’s “New Day” if he would do something different about gun policy, Mr. Trump said: “Well, I don’t think I would, because this is really a sick person. This isn’t a gun problem; this is a mental problem.”

“Frankly, you know, a case like this, he snuck up on ‘em. Whether it was a gun or a knife or whatever it would have been, it would have been something,” Mr. Trump said. “But you know, you’re not going to get rid of all guns, so I know one thing: if you tried to do it, the bad guys would have ‘em, to use an expression, and the good folks would abide by the law. They’d be hopeless and. … it would be a hopeless situation for them, and I think it’s a big mistake.”

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: New York; US: Virginia
KEYWORDS: 2016election; 2ndamendment; afroturf; astroturf; banglist; blackkk; blackliesmatter; blacklivesmatter; election2016; mentalillness; newyork; redistribution; reparations; secondamendment; trump; vesterflanagan; vesterleeflanagan; virginia; wdbj; whiteprivilege
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Trump should have put the blame where it really belongs, on the 24/7 anti-white hatred being spewed by the so-called “mainstream” media. This killer really wasn’t mentally ill, he had been told for many years that all of his problems were the fault of white people, and that’s why so many blacks target whites for their aggression and criminal behavior.


41 posted on 08/27/2015 7:01:53 AM PDT by euram
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To: elpadre

....And we need more spiritual warfare action to unbound those in mental/physical/spiritual health issues.


42 posted on 08/27/2015 7:03:03 AM PDT by Biggirl ("One Lord, one faith, one baptism" - Ephesians 4:5)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

I’m noticing that CEO’s like Trump and Carly are able to speak off the cuff about issues. Professional politicians avoid doing that and look for the quickest route to their memorized script. Or they just speak of a prompter.


43 posted on 08/27/2015 7:04:25 AM PDT by DungeonMaster (Of those born of women there is not risen one greater than John The Baptist.)
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To: euram

Mental illness, ALL illnesses come from one source, the DEVIL.


44 posted on 08/27/2015 7:05:09 AM PDT by Biggirl ("One Lord, one faith, one baptism" - Ephesians 4:5)
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To: elpadre

“Most were on one specific family of medication, name unrecalled.”

SSRIs.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selective_serotonin_reuptake_inhibitor


45 posted on 08/27/2015 7:08:31 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (To defeat the democRATs, we must first defeat the Republicans.)
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To: Nervous Tick

Outlawing guns will get rid of guns the same way outlawing drugs got rid of drugs.


46 posted on 08/27/2015 7:09:10 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (To defeat the democRATs, we must first defeat the Republicans.)
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To: Catsrus
I may be off target, but I happen to think that mental illness is caused by a spiritual problem - have you ever looked into the eyes of someone mentally ill? I used to work at a state hospital, and have looked into many of their eyes -

Could you elaborate? What did you see in their eyes that indicated a spiritual problem?

47 posted on 08/27/2015 7:12:17 AM PDT by ELS
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To: WKUHilltopper

“Its a spiritual problem. This is what the country wants. It has rejected God.”

True. And until someone gets up and says it, the rats will control the dialogue. Leftwing ideology does not value human life, except for murderers.


48 posted on 08/27/2015 7:12:48 AM PDT by EQAndyBuzz (2016 - Jews for Cruz)
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To: Buckeye McFrog

He doesn’t need to mention Obamas name. That would be a turnoff for some people, especially RATS who may be hearing his message and warming to it.


49 posted on 08/27/2015 7:13:52 AM PDT by uncitizen (i hate gutless people, too.)
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To: ELS

The eyes are the mirror of the soul. It’s hard to describe what I’ve seen - not always evil, but like someone else was living in there. The Bible talks about Jesus casting devils out of some who we would call mentally ill.


50 posted on 08/27/2015 7:14:38 AM PDT by Catsrus (The Great Wall of Trump - coming to a southern border near you.)
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To: Biggirl

true, but we shouldn’t be looking for a supernatural event (which could occur) but rather look at ourselves to transform the world in his name. When Christ ascended into heaven he empowered his people to do his work on earth. We have failed him mightily - but it is not too late.


51 posted on 08/27/2015 7:14:40 AM PDT by elpadre (AfganistaMr Obama said the goal was to "disrupt, dismantle and defeat al-hereQaeda" and its allies.)
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To: chud

Mental illness, like physical illness, have one source Mr. Trump, in the spiritual, the ENEMY.


52 posted on 08/27/2015 7:20:49 AM PDT by Biggirl ("One Lord, one faith, one baptism" - Ephesians 4:5)
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To: elpadre

In truth, we have to put our FAITH back in HIM, via REPENTANCE and CONVERSION. Then we CAN DO things in HIS NAME.


53 posted on 08/27/2015 7:22:39 AM PDT by Biggirl ("One Lord, one faith, one baptism" - Ephesians 4:5)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Slain WDBJ Reporter’s Father Vows to ‘Shame’ Politicians Into Preventing ‘Crazy People’ From Getting Guns

http://www.thewrap.com/slain-wdbj-reporters-father-vows-to-shame-politicians-into-preventing-crazy-people-from-getting-guns/


54 posted on 08/27/2015 7:22:59 AM PDT by KeyLargo
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To: mmichaels1970

Ahhh! Somebody cut through the fat to get to the real meat of the problem.

Jesus specifically talks about a “rich man” who was in hell here:

Luke 16:19-31

And if you really want a terrifying picture of hell, you should read this post:

https://www.raptureready.com/featured/graham/g146.html

Hell motivated me to become a follower of Christ. I know I’m not the only one to be motivated by that fear.


55 posted on 08/27/2015 7:28:24 AM PDT by Roman_War_Criminal (The Sun Never Sets on Liberal Idiocy)
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To: Chauncey Uppercrust

It’s been visible to me for years.
I have no idea why folks try to deny it, we live in interesting times though.


56 posted on 08/27/2015 7:30:11 AM PDT by Roman_War_Criminal (The Sun Never Sets on Liberal Idiocy)
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

Remember incidents such as what has happened yesterday remind us that the great spiritual war goes on and is from time to time is made visable in a horrible way.


57 posted on 08/27/2015 7:44:02 AM PDT by Biggirl ("One Lord, one faith, one baptism" - Ephesians 4:5)
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To: KeyLargo

The man was a true Social Justice Warrior.


58 posted on 08/27/2015 7:45:27 AM PDT by struggle
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To: hal ogen
The reason that LIBs closed most mental institutions in the 60’s & 70’s was that they feared being placed in them.

Also the 1980s.. I remember when Reagan caught much of the blame for that, but the leftards conveniently forget the lobbying and lawsuits by the ACLU and other pressure groups to roll the institutions back. Their position was, "it's wrong to 'warehouse' them!"

59 posted on 08/27/2015 7:45:44 AM PDT by ScottinVA (Liberalism is the poison ivy that infests the garden of society.)
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To: hal ogen

“The reason that LIBs closed most mental institutions in the 60’s & 70’s was that they feared being placed in them. Liberalism is a mental disorder. Most gun-wielding murderers are LIBs.”

They let the lunatics out on the streets. And most gun-wielding murderers are self-hating homosexuals like this perp turned out to be. So when all the libs on TV are calling for gun control, and wondering did this ass have a mental disorder, his homosexuality will not be mentioned, inspite of 200 years of calling homosexuality for what it is........A MENTAL DISORDER! Now that liberals let homosexuals “get married”, and treat sodomy like it’s the same as sex between a man and woman, and not perverted, sick behavior, the shooter’s homsexuality will never be addressed as the “mental disorder” that caused his problems in the first place.


60 posted on 08/27/2015 7:45:49 AM PDT by NKP_Vet ("I got a good Christian raisin', an 8th grade education,Ain't no need y'all treatin' me this way")
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