I just find it interesting that the NRA has no problem suggesting all mental health patients be put on a list but refuses to consider that for NRA members. Why are NRA rights more important than people who may have a mental condition? Most of these people are non-violent, law abiding citizens. It will be interesting to see the video game lobby go up against the NRA lobby.
I believe everyone has a right to be able to defend themselves. I just don't think they need military assault type weapons to do so, nor huge ammunition clips. There was a ban in place once and the NRA survived, another ban won't hurt them. Will it guarantee no more violence? of course not, all the weapons out there will be grandfathered in. But anything that can be done to lessen the chance should be done.
Plus, everyone thinks that all people who have gun permits are always in control. At my son's school, a student in a fraternity was showing off his assault type weapon and "didn't realize" it was loaded and killed his girlfriends sister. He had been drinking and using drugs. He's now serving a long sentence for manslaughter. He owned the gun legally and he's not "mentally ill". You can't stop stupid.
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