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I don't know you well enough to call you stupid, but you do seem quite defensive.
Give it time, and you will call me stupid.
It seems clear you think gun restrictions are called for, and we agree that police should have firearms, so where is the line? Who is the first person who should NOT be allowed to have a firearm? Perhaps anther way to ask is, what is the least serious "violation" that should ban a person from owning firearms?
Oh this one has a clue. That is the argument. Where are we going to draw the line. because it is crazy to allow everyone to have a gun just as it is cray to ban all guns from law abiding citizens. Really, if you are a law abiding citizen and you handle your guns safely and with responsibility I am absolutely great with you enjoying them. It is life and you should be able to go after what makes you happy as long as you are not hurting others in an unreasonable fashion. I say that unreasonable part because some people will just hate what you do and need to get over it because they have no reason to hate it. You are new here so i am explaining it as if you have a brain until i am proven wrong.
What you're describing is a new requirement to report people who are "hearing voices" to authorities, so they can ban them. Who shall this be required of? Teachers, police, military authorities? Should there be compulsory psyche screening to purchase a firearm, or perhaps a more general screening that is compelled on everyone? Both of those ideas have Constitutional hurdles to clear.
I have not said compulsory though i would entertain an argument for that. However if you have committed the sin of being noticed for your mental problems like the recent shooter has then we have a reason to evaluate it and keep you away from guns and perhaps other items. if you are in control and no one would have any reason to examine you like most people then have at it. if you cannot discipline yourself to behave within the minimal boundaries not to be arrested or brought before a shrink then you do not have the discipline to properly handle a deadly weapon IMO.
We all want a policy that will work to reduce these killings. Apart from the psyche screening angle above, do you have anything specific in mind?
Good question, and the answer is not anything revolutionary and new. I am hoping that open honest discussion on the subject will reveal new things we can do that we can do to make things safer. I honestly am not sure about most of them, but a legitimate database of felons and people who have been declared crazy that is accesible in some manner for firearm dealers to compare their applicatiopns with would be a realistic start IMO. I am also into the decriminalization of victimless crimes like drug use or prostitution so people do not get their rights to own firearms removed for a BS crime.