Someone on the schizospectrum here. As others have said, people like us are much more likely to be the victims of violence. On top of that, we quite frankly have a right to defend ourselves from the many people who seek to hurt and exploit us.
You do realize "let's make sure schizophrenics have access to firearms" is never going to fly as a campaign slogan, yeah? Also, I'm not sure I agree guns are the proper defensive answer, but we definitely need better mental illness treatment in the US, bar none.
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The problem isn't weaponry or other forms of power, it is reactionary ideology that enshrines violence for its own sake as a sign of strength and deep down conditions people to see marginalized people as competitive threats to be neutralized.