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A comment on Mental illness, mass shootings, and the politics of American firearms (2015). Parent comment

Re:Mental illness, mass shootings, and the politics of Ameri... by testtaaac on Thursday May 26, 2022 @08:23AM (#31517425)
What do you consider a test to vote? having never been incarcerated? lots of states already have that implemented.
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Re:Mental illness, mass shootings, and the politics of Ameri... by injb on Thursday May 26, 2022 @11:05AM (#31519224)
It's actually being convicted of a felony, not being incarcerated, that prohibits you from voting (and from owing a gun).
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Re:Mental illness, mass shootings, and the politics of Ameri... by hoseja on Thursday May 26, 2022 @08:51AM (#31517685)
Oh yea that's true, I forgot about this bit of US insanity.
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