Tom Arnold talks of deadly gun ‘religion’ after death of nephew
Actor Tom Arnold has an issue with the NRA and it’s personal.
Click here for reuse options!In an essay written for The Hollywood Reporter, Arnold makes an impassioned plea to enact new gun laws that might have prevented his nephew’s death.
It turns out that Spencer was discharged from the army after attempting suicide, and Arnold also says that he “was diagnosed as chronically depressed and unsafe around weapons.”
Despite this, Spencer managed to legally buy five different guns because there is no way to run a background check on someone’s mental health history when they go to buy a gun.
Because of this, Arnold is endorsing a new piece of legislation that’s been drawn up by the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence.
“They had the very bill I wanted before Congress, as well as a bill fixing the gun show loophole,” Arnold writes of his meeting with the campaign. “The Brady Bill was great, but gun shows and the internet have changed the picture since 1993, so we just want to update things. No guns for the mentally ill until they are treated (the last two cop killers in the headlines were former military with PTSD; once you serve this country, you deserve follow-up mental and physical health checkups every year for the rest of your life). No guns for domestic abusers, violent felons or people on the terrorist watch list, and background checks for everybody.”
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19 responses to Tom Arnold talks of deadly gun ‘religion’ after death of nephew
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Larry Schmitt August 18th, 2016 at 19:51
But that means the almighty Right to Own More Guns Than I Can Possibly Use is not absolute. And the NRA promised me it would be, dammit.
whatthe46 August 18th, 2016 at 20:06
that essay he wrote, will be used by the gun lobbyist and the NRAsses and the GOPissers to scare the paranoid into BUYING MORE GUNS!
Suzanne McFly August 18th, 2016 at 20:42
And they ones buying more guns are the same guys over and over. These same guys have like 100 guns, but they haven’t bought a new pair of underwear in 10 years and they live in a van down by the river.
Mike August 18th, 2016 at 21:13
Hey. it’s a double wide and that’s a crick out back…
Suzanne McFly August 18th, 2016 at 21:22
Oh, sorry lol.
Bunya August 19th, 2016 at 13:30
Holy cow! I’ll bet you can fit 7 rocket launchers, 4 boxes of land mines, at least 250 assault weapons and ammo, and an unlimited amount of Smith & Wesson revolvers, handguns, rifles and pistols in your house!. I had to get rid of my bed so I’d have a place to store my grenades, sniper rifles and Sherman tanks.
Mike August 19th, 2016 at 13:40
I built a storage shed addition out of an old pot-a-johnnie…that’s where I store the heavy artillery…
whatthe46 August 18th, 2016 at 21:52
laughing so hard my face hurts.
Suzanne McFly August 18th, 2016 at 21:55
lol
spacegod August 19th, 2016 at 18:03
This is where they store all the asses we have laughed off.
whatthe46 August 19th, 2016 at 18:17
OMG!!!!!! THAT’S GREAT
whatthe46 August 19th, 2016 at 18:18
do they come in different shades? LOL. ass drops. are they gummies or hard candy? oh this is hilarious.
crc3 August 18th, 2016 at 21:59
Wow…that’s gotta reek!
Suzanne McFly August 18th, 2016 at 22:12
That is why the van has one of those pine tree air fresheners hanging from the rear view.
crc3 August 19th, 2016 at 10:27
LOL
StoneyCurtisll August 18th, 2016 at 21:40
I’m going to give a “thumbs up” to Tom Arnold and his effort to keep guns out of the hands of people that don’t need them..
Gary Parillo August 18th, 2016 at 21:55
Not a fan of Arnold,but like what he said.I thought they already checked on those issues when buying.What do they check on the fed background?Apparantly not much of anything.We have so many laws protecting medical issues that it must have left a loophole on ones mental state.Seems that should be top priority.
Tommie August 18th, 2016 at 22:45
Sad he lost his Nephew over something that could have been avoided! I respect the military but they experience and watch things that turn people crazy if they are not strong! Imo!
Comicus August 19th, 2016 at 04:22
It’s not a matter of strength or weakness.