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So why is it ok to deny the constitutional rights of people with mental illness, who are far more likely to be victims of violence rather than perpetrators, but not ok to deny those rights to the two demographic groups most likely to actually engage in gun violence?
People weren't born as adults. Why should be people who were once children be trusted with second amendment rights? After all evil people don't mature.
you want to arm the mentally ill?
Mental illness is often temporary or medium-term and so they're not at permanent risk of suicide. Most psychotic patients are non-violent and co-operative. Psychiatric hospitals tend to have security guards and so mentally ill patients in a ward don't need to be armed. Sufferers in the community are all unique individuals. Hence whether they should be deprived of self-defence rights should really depend on a full medical assessment rather than generic bans. Truth be told a sustainable self-defence policy should never have to rely on selective disarmaments of non-criminal groups. Trusting someone with a gun is much like playing God.