Current Events > Would you support this mandate: own a gun, get a yearly mental health clearance

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Basically if you choose to own a gun you need to carry an additional medical clearance card for mental health that needs renewed yearly. You would be required to obtain a full mental health evaluation annually.

The division of transportation does this with employees for physical health because theyre often driving around what is essentially a giant weapon in the form of moving cargo.

Why or why not?
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Sounds like a clear infringement of my rights.
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Thats dumb

Kombucha posted...

The division of transportation does this with employees for physical health because theyre often driving around what is essentially a giant weapon in the form of moving cargo.

Thats dumb
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Yes. Some people are just too unstable to be trusted with guns.
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545x39 posted...

Sounds like a clear infringement of my rights.

How would it be an infringement? The right to bear arms is not without limitations. An extra permit (with requisite safety class) is required for concealed carry. Felons cant possess firearms. Though I doubt a restriction like this would ever pass, it doesnt seem like itd be unconstitutional or a clear infringement of your rights
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hell no.

a gun is a simple thing. there are 4 rules to using it and not being stupid. a car requires knowing a 100 road rules and chances are high if you mess up a lot of people can die with or without intent. a gun doesnt work like that. its useless without intent and wont do anything if you lose control.

once you go the mental health route theres WAY too many factors at play that can potentially bar literally anyone from owning a gun not to mention appeals, court cases, lawyers and obscene amounts of money to straighten things out (the new WA gun bill pretty much sets itself up to fuck over everyone exactly like this). and whos going to pay for all this (especially the training)? what about the lower class whos less financially stable? are they just off limits from exercising their rights?

Dark_Spiret posted...

its useless without intent and wont do anything if you lose control.

Wow, I didn't realize those accidental deaths I've heard on the news were all completely fictional.

Shut the fuck up.
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gguirao posted...

Yes. Some people are just too unstable to be trusted with guns.

would prefer overall ban of guns. but the NRA won't be having that.
only need a goddamn gun for hunting wild animals for meat.
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Aristoph posted...

Wow, I didn't realize those accidental deaths I've heard on the news were all completely fictional.

poor use of words as far as useless, but yes its not just going to go on a rampage. worse case scenario you mess up and 1 person is typically dead. you mess up driving and everyone on the road could be in trouble.

Dark_Spiret posted...

a gun is a simple thing. there are 4 rules to using it and not being stupid

So we need an intelligence test, the NRA will hate that so much.
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Dark_Spiret posted...

what about the lower class whos less financially stable? are they just off limits from exercising their rights?

If theyre in a Medicaid expansion state they can just use that expanded coverage. Unfortunately I dont think red states wanted Medicaid expansion because their governors lacked empathy for the poor.
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i don't want to have to do that shit just because i go dove hunting and sport shooting like 5 times a year
c'mon bruh
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The Trent posted...

i don't want to have to do that shit just because i go dove hunting and sport shooting like 5 times a year
c'mon bruh

I think even if you value being a gun owner the idea of having a mass shooting every week being associated with gun ownership is going to be bad in the long run. The pendulum may swing pretty far against gun ownership if the problem doesn't start getting addressed piece by piece. I think many people are getting discontent and tired of the same old same old, you saw it happen in Australia and I don't think the US is immune. The problem is specifically with US gun owners is that they are actually legislation phobic.
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Looks pretty even.
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mental illness is not a good predictor of violent crime. this would only serve to further the stigma