Honest Thoughts From a Veteran About Gun Control and Mental Health

‘Common sense gun laws,’ a lost generation, and realistic solutions about what needs to change

Benjamin Sledge
Human Parts
Published in
13 min readFeb 28, 2018

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Ramadi, Iraq (Finger ALWAYS off trigger… proper training goes a long way, folks). Photos courtesy of the author.

“What the hell do you need that weapon for?”

I whistled low through my teeth, feeling the tension mount as the comment lingered in the air. Each of us were desperate for…

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Benjamin Sledge
Human Parts

Multi-award winning author | Combat wounded veteran | Mental health specialist | Occasional geopolitical intel | Graphic designer | https://benjaminsledge.com