the original thread had to do with whether there should be some sort of mental background check. And after a lot of pages of a lot about other subjects the answer to the original question is still a loud and clear NO!
How could there ever be a determination of what is the right level of wacko-ness or non standard behavior or not acting like we thinone should act.
Enforcement IMPOSSIBLE!!!!! Take a real simple one that is very measurable....the speed limit. They can cite you (or not) because they have a standard (the speed limit). Over it = bad under it = OK.
And if......IF....cited the fines are fairly stiff....as they should be.
So they have a standard. Do we still have speeding? Of course. How could that be possible....we have a law that states how fast we are allowed to go, don't we?
The missing ingredient is ENFORCEMENT. We all know if the cops aren't there we speed.
Now that you have my example just how do some of you think a mental state check could be made?
The single biggest problem in the realm of gun control is the existing laws are not ENFORCED.
Enforcement goes against the current permissive direction our society has taken.
Talk is cheap. Enforcement is not!!
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