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NEW IDEA FOR GUN CONTROL "Forget mental illness. The overall contribution of people with serious mental illness to mass shootings is about 1%. And of the 96 mass shootings committed since 1982, all but two were committed by men. Men are also responsible for the vast majority of gun-associated deaths in the country. Most of them were white men. So, new idea for gun control. Just let adult  women buy guns. And require them to be accountable as to who can have access. (I had this idea before I found an article in Politico by Laura Kiesel, January 17, 2018.)" OK. I posted this on Facebook to get some people thinking, not seriously meaning to use gender discrimination in crafting gun legislation.  One reason I posted was because I keep hearing politicians and others keep parroting  focus on keeping guns out of the hands of the "mentally ill". This is in fact ridiculous.  Why? Science. (An answer you will hear from me often).  My by-no-means comprehensive interne