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Subject: If you support the 2nd Amendment, vote for Socialised Healthcare

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The United States of America is currently embroiled in a debate over the nature of gun control, with two sides being presented, those for and those against liberal gun use. However, I offer up a third, that, amongst other things, America needs to offer better healthcare to its citizens in order to decrease rates of violent crime.

There is no doubt that the people who have committed such violent and heinous atrocities recently in the US are deeply troubled and mentally ill people. Yet, for one reason or another, they were unable to seek treatment. This article paints a particularly dire picture of the poor access to mental healthcare in the US..

If the US could finally join with the other first world nations and institute universal healthcare, it would be much easier for these people to seek and receive treatment, which could lead to a reduction in the levels of these atrocities.

It would not be the only solution, however, the US still has major problems with its attitudes towards guns, mostly revolving around what they believe to be a divine right to be able to have as many and as powerful an assortment of weapons as possible.

What do you think?

  • 12.16.2012 7:34 PM PDT