Here in the United States we have the right of Free Speech and also to own a gun. That being said even Free Speech has been regulated example, You can't stand up in a Movie Theater yelling Fire.
Allowing people with mental health issues to own a gun, to me, is the same as allow someone to yell Fire in a crowded room. Bad things are bound to happen.
I haven't heard the statement from the NRA yet but some of their usual statements cannot be used.
1. This school was NOT a "gun free zone". There was an armed guard on the grounds. And there were student packing on campus....legal in Oregon.
2. A good guy with a gun could have stopped a bad gun with a gun. Nope one student with a gun decided not to engage the bad guy for fear of being caught in a crossfire.
I do favor background checks which include the mental health history of the purchaser.
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