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To: grumpygresh
What they could do is expand the controlled substance database to include psych drugs as class 5 controlled substances. Opioids, benzos, ADD drugs are already on there. Then, the background check could include this info.

Literally millions of people take trazadone, myself included. The vast majority of people take this as a non narcotic non addictive sleep aid. It is also use as an anti-depressant but rarely used for this today. There are better drugs for depression. I could easily see a law that says, "anyone taking an anti depressant can not have a weapon." This is the slippery slope of gun confiscation.

I have been shooting for 60 of my 69 years on earth. I no longer hunt as the joy of killing left me. I have no problem with hunters and a select few are allowed to hunt on my land. We share the venison and turkey. It tastes great. I have never raised a weapon in anger and hope I never need to. I will raise that weapon without hesitation to protect my family, myself and innocents.

When I was a retail pharmacist I kept a weapon though it was against company policy. I just wanted a chance against a crazed drug addict thief. My plan if ever robbed was to give them the money and drugs without resistance. Hell I would even load up the bag for them if I thought they would not harm myself or staff. The only reason I would have used the weapon is for survival.

29 posted on 03/01/2018 8:28:05 PM PST by cpdiii (DECKHAND, ROUGHNECK, GEOLOGIST, PILOT, PHARMACIST, LIBERTARIAN The Constitution is worth dying for.)
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To: cpdiii

Literally millions of people take trazadone, myself included. The vast majority of people take this as a non narcotic non addictive sleep aid. It is also use as an anti-depressant but rarely used for this today. There are better drugs for depression. I could easily see a law that says, “anyone taking an anti depressant can not have a weapon.” This is the slippery slope of gun confiscation.


Slippery Slope Indeed!

We don’t have a “gun violence problem,” we have a “failing families/society problem” that will not be fixed with gun confiscation and background checks.


48 posted on 03/01/2018 9:36:43 PM PST by Freedom56v2 (#KATE'SWALL Build it Now)
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To: cpdiii
"Literally millions of people take trazadone, myself included."

Is there a warning label on the medication stating that one side-effect might be homocidal or suicidal thoughts? I'm suspicious that we aren't learning all we should about some of these mass killings.

64 posted on 03/01/2018 10:42:45 PM PST by William Tell
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