AKElroy
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Thanks to the ACA, our government is now in the position to know the details of our individual health records. This opens the door to massive new opportunities for "common sense" gun legislation.
"Mentally ill people should not own guns".
Sounds reasonable enough. No doubt, this statement will be agreed too by massive majorities, and is very likely to yield some new legislation in light of recent events. Since the devil is in the details, I will attempt to arrange a few statements from society's view of "common sense" legislation to see if we can find the point at which we draw a line:
1. Program NICS with information to deny those that have been forcibly committed, assuming they are judged to be violent.
2. Program NICS with information to deny those that have been forcibly committed, regardless of whether they are deemed violent.
3. Confiscate existing weapons from the above households, even if weapons present are owned by others.
4. Deny through NICS anyone diagnosed with a mental disorder, including depression.
5. Deny through NICS anyone prescribed a psychotropic and/or anti-depressant medication for treating the above.
6. Deny through NICS anyone diagnosed with an anxiety disorder.
6. Deny through NICS anyone prescribed anti-anxiety medication.
7. Confiscate from the households of 3-6.
8. Deny through NICS anyone admitting to their therapist feelings of rage at being bullied.
9. Confiscate from the above.
10. Glean from pharmaceutical purchases, on-line searches, reading preferences, etc.., those that are at higher risk of being socially isolated and deny purchases through NICS.
11. Confiscate from the above.
12. Determine through the recommendations of teachers those students at risk of being bullied and eliminate purchases by any in their household.
13. Confiscate from the above.
14. Empower / require doctors, therapists, teachers, councilors, pharmacists, etc... To complete a "SARS" report on any they deem a potential threat. Such reports would trigger a NICS decline.
15. Confiscate from the above.
I am thinking of dozens of more avenues to chase this down, all tied to identifying the threat before the tragedy.
Mental health will be the turning point in this fight, due to the massive public support for the simple phrase "mentally ill folks should not have guns".
Where do you draw the line? Remember, that 50 mg Xanax that 30 million of you take to get a decent nights sleep may well be the avenue that leads to the knock on your door.
"Mentally ill people should not own guns".
Sounds reasonable enough. No doubt, this statement will be agreed too by massive majorities, and is very likely to yield some new legislation in light of recent events. Since the devil is in the details, I will attempt to arrange a few statements from society's view of "common sense" legislation to see if we can find the point at which we draw a line:
1. Program NICS with information to deny those that have been forcibly committed, assuming they are judged to be violent.
2. Program NICS with information to deny those that have been forcibly committed, regardless of whether they are deemed violent.
3. Confiscate existing weapons from the above households, even if weapons present are owned by others.
4. Deny through NICS anyone diagnosed with a mental disorder, including depression.
5. Deny through NICS anyone prescribed a psychotropic and/or anti-depressant medication for treating the above.
6. Deny through NICS anyone diagnosed with an anxiety disorder.
6. Deny through NICS anyone prescribed anti-anxiety medication.
7. Confiscate from the households of 3-6.
8. Deny through NICS anyone admitting to their therapist feelings of rage at being bullied.
9. Confiscate from the above.
10. Glean from pharmaceutical purchases, on-line searches, reading preferences, etc.., those that are at higher risk of being socially isolated and deny purchases through NICS.
11. Confiscate from the above.
12. Determine through the recommendations of teachers those students at risk of being bullied and eliminate purchases by any in their household.
13. Confiscate from the above.
14. Empower / require doctors, therapists, teachers, councilors, pharmacists, etc... To complete a "SARS" report on any they deem a potential threat. Such reports would trigger a NICS decline.
15. Confiscate from the above.
I am thinking of dozens of more avenues to chase this down, all tied to identifying the threat before the tragedy.
Mental health will be the turning point in this fight, due to the massive public support for the simple phrase "mentally ill folks should not have guns".
Where do you draw the line? Remember, that 50 mg Xanax that 30 million of you take to get a decent nights sleep may well be the avenue that leads to the knock on your door.
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