Fox News host says trans people should not be allowed to own guns
Fox News host Lawrence Jones (John Lamparski/Getty Images)
Fox News host Lawrence Jones, during a 17 February segment discussing a 16 February mass shooting at a Rhode Island ice rink, expressed that he thinks transgender people should not be allowed to own guns in the US.
Robert Dorgan, 56, killed their son and ex-wife before taking their own life during a hockey game at the Dennis M. Lynch Arena in Pawtucket. The Independent previously reported that Dorgan, who also went by the name Roberta, had undergone gender affirming surgery and struggled with family issues.
During the discussion on Fox News’ ‘The Five’, Jones said: “If you’re someone that just wants to wear a dress, no problems.
“If you are someone that just wants to identify as another sex, but you know deep down that you’re not – but you just wanna 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.”
Jones continued, saying: “Something that has been diagnosed as gender dysphoria is a problem, and all of us know it. We all have to fill out the federal gun form that talks about mental… you should have to check that box.”
The vast majority of perpetrators — up to 98 percent — in mass shootings are cisgender (or non-trans) men, according to data from the Violence Prevention Project.
While being transgender is not classified as a mental disorder, trans people usually need to be diagnosed with a condition known as gender dysphoria, or gender identity disorder, in order to access healthcare.
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