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Mental Health Support

quartz007

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2. When America had mostly 2 parent families,

Reply to mopinko (Original post)

Wed Feb 14, 2018, 09:15 PM

Feb 2018

statistics show there were few mass shootings, and there never has been a shortage of guns in America since Abraham Lincoln's era. But I think mass shooting has more to do with social isolation. Now people do more texting on phones than actual get-together's and actual conversations.

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sigh. the parent blamers are out. [View all] mopinko Feb 2018 OP

Mental illness of all kinds is THE problem. THE problem! democratisphere Feb 2018 #1

When America had mostly 2 parent families, quartz007 Feb 2018 #2

oh stop it. they didnt have ar-15s in lincoln's time. mopinko Feb 2018 #3

I am merely quoting statistics quartz007 Feb 2018 #5

you're spouting bullshit. mopinko Feb 2018 #6

Read carefully & with comprehension! quartz007 Feb 2018 #8

maybe you didnt notice where you were here. mopinko Feb 2018 #7

Others can speculate all they want MustLoveBeagles Feb 2018 #4