Fox News host says transgender individuals shouldn’t be allowed to personal weapons in wake of Rhode Island taking pictures | EUROtoday

Fox News host Lawrence Jones mentioned that transgender individuals shouldn’t be allowed to personal weapons within the wake of a mass taking pictures at a Rhode Island ice rink.

Jones was discussing Monday’s taking pictures on the Dennis M. Lynch Arena in Pawtucket — situated about 5 miles from Providence — the place 56-year-old Robert Dorgan killed his son and ex-wife throughout a hockey recreation, earlier than taking his personal life.

Dorgan, who additionally glided by the title “Roberta,” had undergone gender reassignment surgical procedure and struggled with household points, The Independent beforehand reported.

On Fox News’ The FiveJones seized the chance to argue that gun possession and “gender dysphoria is a problem,” a place that has been adopted by many conservatives.

“If you are someone that just wants to wear a dress, no problems,” Jones mentioned on Tuesday’s present. “If you are someone that just wants to identify as another sex, but you know deep down that you’re not, but you just want to be called ‘he’ or ‘she’ that’s one thing. But if you, from a psychological standpoint, think that you are another sex, you should not have a gun.”

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“Something that has been diagnosed as gender dysphoria is a problem,” Jones added. “If you mentally think you’re someone that you are not, that has to be addressed.”

The overwhelming majority of perpetrators — as much as 98 p.c — in mass shootings are cisgender (or non-trans) males, in accordance with the Violence Prevention Project.

While being transgender in itself is just not categorised as a psychological dysfunction, trans individuals often must be recognized with a situation often known as gender dysphoria, or gender id dysfunction, to allow them to entry healthcare.

The Trump administration’s Justice Department final yr thought-about banning trans individuals from proudly owning weapons after 23-year-old Robin Westman, a transgender girl, killed two kids and injured 18 extra at a Minneapolis Catholic church.

The plans have been met with opposition by main Second Amendment teams traditionally aligned with Republicans, together with the National Rifle Association, among the many nation’s largest and most influential lobbying teams, who mentioned “the Second Amendment isn’t up for debate” in a press release on the time.

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In Dorgan’s case, the place police are nonetheless working to determine the details, familial disputes arose following the daddy’s surgical procedure in 2020. At the time, he made a criticism to police that his father-in-law had reacted negatively to the operation and had threatened to homicide him utilizing “an Asian street gang.”

Court information point out that the father-in-law was later charged with witness intimidation amongst different costs, although these have been later dismissed. Police information additionally present that Dorgan’s mom was accused of assault and performing in a “violent, threatening or tumultuous manner.” Her case was additionally tossed out.

Amidst the infighting, Dorgan’s marriage fell aside.

His then-wife, Rhonda, cited “gender reassignment surgery, narcissistic + personality disorder traits” when submitting for divorce. However, these causes have been finally faraway from the paperwork and changed with “irreconcilable differences which have caused the immediate breakdown of the marriage.” The divorce grew to become official in 2021.

At the time, the divorce paperwork indicated that Dorgan was working as a truck driver and residing in Jacksonville, Florida, in accordance with WPRI.

Brendan Rascius and Io Dodds contributed to this report