The Grand Nudger Wrote:As for your 1, absolutely and ofc. Even in the swampiest parts of the magaverse, it's already illegal for crazy to have a gun. That's not even a gun control issue with respect to passing new or more stringent laws, it's a current law enforcement issue. Do you have any idea the number of people who commit gun crimes every year that by the laws in their own area at that time (to say nothing of actual competence) do not actually possess any legal firearms? Are you aware that, from the leo perspective, it;s mostly an issue of lacking some place to store confiscated weapons and worrying that a wingnut will win an extralegal or civil challenge to their confiscation? Insane...right?Making it illegal for people with a diagnosed mental illness to own a gun accomplishes, as far as I can see, two things:
1. It takes the most effective means of self-defense from people who are significantly more likely to be victims of violent crime.
2. It makes gun owners afraid of seeking psychiatric help.
