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Originally Posted by Taltarzac725
How is trying to create laws so that fewer mentally ill people have access to FEWER guns threaten the 2nd Amendment? There are already a huge number of guns in the hands of many in the US. No one seems to want to confiscate them. Common sense solutions to the problem of gun violence should not go down to absolutest positions taken by hard liners in either the Republican or the Democratic parties.
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Because it would be VERY convenient to have special laws pertaining to limiting gun ownership by mental stability. Very Convenient. Who dictates who might be mentally ill? Say 50-70% of gun related deaths are by suicide. Do you think that someone that might be depressed such as a doctor, lawyer or police officer is going to show warning signs? Guess what, they are in the top death by suicide category. If they had shown signs, then they would have been treated. Wouldn't it be nice and convenient IF we had someone like the IRS that deemed conservatives unfit to handle fire arms?
There's no test to determine the mental stability of one that wishes to own a firearm. You are talking of thousands of dollars just for a decent back ground check. Check on the cost of a security clearance background investigation, and they are NOT without flaw.
You are still avoiding the best of partial solutions. The solution I gave in an earlier post would reduce the amount of deaths. There is nothing that will eliminate all firearm deaths.
Less gun free zones
More concealed carry by certified safe owners
Stricter penalties for gun related crime
Death penalty for use of guns in crime
We already have background checks
We already have safety training available in almost every state.
We already have mandatory background checks at gun shows for all dealer sales
Reducing the amount of guns does not reduce crime or suicide
Automatic weapons are illegal unless Fed permit obtained
Automatic weapons are not being used for mass murders
Type of gun does not reduce crime
Etc, etc, etc.