So it seems we are left with the question of which is the better or more "Libertarian" choice...

...to ask the government to look at the risks associated with the use of SSRI Anti-depressant drugs... or to stand idly by while anti-gunners and anti-gun politicians once again blame the gun and press the government to restrict Constitutional Gun Rights of law abiding citizens.

I suppose it could be a matter of empathy for the sick, or apathy about guns we may not own or use. Or it could even be due to seeking an easy solution to a complicated problem. Or it could be a matter of personal enrichment, i.e., follow the money. I might not be so down on SSRI's if I was in the business of making or prescribing them. It might be a matter of me thinking that my paycheck was more important than the rights of people to own a class of firearms I don't personally care for.

What we know is this: Something or some things have changed within our society that is resulting in mentally defective people deciding to pick up a gun and kill as many unarmed people as they can. Since guns have always been readily available, it must be something else. And we never hear after these school shootings that the perpetrator consciously targeted only those who may have bullied or tormented him, which further refutes rocky mtn bill's DNC agenda driven assertions.

Should the government be looking into these drugs? Well when you consider recent reports from JAMA that these drugs may be over-prescribed and in many cases no more effective than a placebo, while still carrying the risk of suicidal or homicidal side effects...

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/185157?redirect=true

... and when you also consider that the Pharmaceutical Industry has been found to suppress or falsify the risks associated with these drugs...

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2016/...est-ever-revie/

... then we have something of a cover-up similar to what corporations did to hide the risks of tobacco use or asbestos. And it did indeed take both government intervention and messy lawsuits to address a serious problem. But perhaps some here feel that intervention was wrong too.

However, not all Doctors or Psychologists are buying into the idea that these drugs are a miraculous and indispensable panacea...

https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/obsessively-yours/201001/five-reasons-not-take-ssris

Newtown Shootings: A Caution About Violence and SSRIs

But I have my own selfish motives. I started this thread because I am actually passionate about preserving my gun rights, and I am willing to expend time, money, and energy to prevent anti-gunners from incrementally eating away at them. It ain't preaching to the choir when some in the choir are busy undermining the church.

A true sign of mental illness is any gun owner who would vote for an Anti-Gunner like Joe Biden.