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Originally Posted by jdulej
Not quite sure who you were addressing this to, but I'll toss in my 2 cents. IMO, there is one (and only one) reason why someone commits any sort of violent crime - because they are mentally unstable.
Why not, as a start, require anyone who wants to buy a gun to prove they are mentally stable. 99.9% would pass and go on their way with their shiny new killing machine. The .1 failures are just out of luck.
We don't seem to have any issues adding more and more restrictions to people's right to vote, this does not seem to add that much of a burden to the vast majority gun owner wannabes
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You made two very good points. Why not prove they are mentally stable? Who decides and wouldn't they be able to fool the person making the judgement?
You mentioned "more and more" restrictions on voting. What restrictions? The Constitution states that ONLY American citizens may vote in national elections. Is providing proof of citizenship and identification a restriction? But, we do not need to go off subject, right?
I believe that a half way decent background check is a form of proving a person is mentally stable, IF done properly. However, as many know of the gov's background check for a security clearance, background investigations are very expensive and can cost as much as $20K or more. Even then, some sneak through.