Elliot Rodger's had Aspergers Syndrome. Should we not allow people with Aspergers to own guns?

[MidwesternGro]

A lack of demonstrated cognitive empathy has a significant impact on aspects of communal living for persons with Asperger syndrome.[2] Individuals with AS experience difficulties in basic elements of social interaction, which may include a failure to develop friendships or to seek shared enjoyments or achievements with others (for example, showing others objects of interest), a lack of social or emotional reciprocity (social "games" give-and-take mechanic), and impaired nonverbal behaviors in areas such as eye contact, facial expression, posture, and gesture.[1]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asperger_syndrome#Social_interaction

I don't want these mentally ill people to have access to guns. How about you?

 

[UncleBuck]

five starred.

 

[BigNBushy]

Anything considered a mental illness within the last 2 or 3 centuries should bar someone from guns and voting.

 

[DonAlejandroVega]

not familiar enough with the Syndrome. I'll wait for the veritable Library of Fucking Congress that materializes in this thread, to educate myself......

 

[Canna Sylvan]

A lack of demonstrated cognitive empathy has a significant impact on aspects of communal living for persons with Asperger syndrome.[2] Individuals with AS experience difficulties in basic elements of social interaction, which may include a failure to develop friendships or to seek shared enjoyments or achievements with others (for example, showing others objects of interest), a lack of social or emotional reciprocity (social "games" give-and-take mechanic), and impaired nonverbal behaviors in areas such as eye contact, facial expression, posture, and gesture.[1]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asperger_syndrome#Social_interaction

I don't want these mentally ill people to have access to guns. How about you?

Reported, bigotry.

 

[DonAlejandroVega]

A lack of demonstrated cognitive empathy has a significant impact on aspects of communal living for persons with Asperger syndrome.[2] Individuals with AS experience difficulties in basic elements of social interaction, which may include a failure to develop friendships or to seek shared enjoyments or achievements with others (for example, showing others objects of interest), a lack of social or emotional reciprocity (social "games" give-and-take mechanic), and impaired nonverbal behaviors in areas such as eye contact, facial expression, posture, and gesture.[1]

"cognitive empathy".......my big concern is emotional empathy.
"impaired [URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nonverbal_communication']nonverbal behaviors".........I don't care if someone behaves somewhat strangely, I care if they know right from wrong, and practice non-aggression.[/URL]

develop friendships, shared enjoyments, blah, blah, blah.........*reading*...........no; according to this data, they can keep their shootin' irons.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empathy#Affective_and_cognitive_empathy

 

[Canna Sylvan]

Who are the two that voted no? Or are you both cowards?

 

[MidwesternGro]

I voted no. People with emotional and mental disabilities should not own guns. I'm not sure who else voted.

 

[DonAlejandroVega]

I forgot to vote, but now have. voting doesn't come naturally to me.

 

[Canna Sylvan]

I voted no. People with emotional and mental disabilities should not own guns. I'm not sure who else voted.

That's why I don't vote. People shouldn't have their humanity taken away because of some liberal dipshit.

 

[cat of curiosity]

buck, why five starred?

aspies and autistic persons have a HUGE variance of extremity. according to the definition, i could be considered and aspie. i own guns, hunt, live a productive life... i still prefer to be alone, away from people, and have quirks and social inadequacies...

but i have also been laid, and haven't knifed roomies or ran over innocents.

should we bar people with a social impairment from owning guns just because some lunatics act loony? i say no.

 

[cat of curiosity]

and the 'no, they lack empathy' is a bullshit option. fucking bigot.

 

[Canna Sylvan]

buck, why five starred?

aspies and autistic persons have a HUGE variance of extremity. according to the definition, i could be considered and aspie. i own guns, hunt, live a productive life... i still prefer to be alone, away from people, and have quirks and social inadequacies...

but i have also been laid, and haven't knifed roomies or ran over innocents.

should we bar people with a social impairment from owning guns just because some lunatics act loony? i say no.

Cannabineer would disagree with Buck too.

 

[cat of curiosity]

Cannabineer would disagree with Buck too.

i know he would. he's a great guy, has a harder time than myself, but one hell of an upstanding citizen and father.

 

[Canna Sylvan]

i know he would. he's a great guy, has a harder time than myself, but one hell of an upstanding citizen and father.

I hope he hasn't committed a mass murder shooting with all his guns and that's why we haven't seen him lately.

 

[cat of curiosity]

I hope he hasn't committed a mass murder shooting with all his guns and that's why we haven't seen him lately.

he got his daughter back, and is spending his time with her. also found a common ground with his son and is building their relationship. that's why you haven't seen him.

 

[Canna Sylvan]

he got his daughter back, and is spending his time with her. also found a common ground with his son and is building their relationship. that's why you haven't seen him.

He got them taken away because of his "mental illness" (according to this thread's bullshit definition)?

 

[cat of curiosity]

He got them taken away because of his "mental illness" (according to this thread's bullshit definition)?

yeah, but crazy ex got sick of dealing with them.

i'm not going to say anymore, not my place, and i'm sure he wouldn't appreciate it.

 

[BigNBushy]

Making fun of the mentally ill is something even heroin junkies living on the street and stealing from everyone would even look down on.

 

[cat of curiosity]

Making fun of the mentally ill is something even heroin junkies living on the street and stealing from everyone would even look down on.

i sure as fuck hope you're not referring to me...