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In the US, depriving someone of a right is a legal process. If someone has been adjudicated mentally incompetent, they cannot legally own a gun.
by LyndsySimon 10y ago
In the US, depriving someone of a right is a legal process. If someone has been adjudicated mentally incompetent, they cannot legally own a gun.
- lostlogin 10y agoExcept when the correct process isn't followed and they just buy one, which unfortunately occurs. http://everytown.org/press/new-fbi-data-shows-mental-health-records-in-background-check-system-tripled-since-release-of-fatal-gaps-report-pressed-states-to-submit-records-of-prohibited-gun-purchasers/ http://everytown.org/press/new-fbi-data-shows-mental-health-...
- LyndsySimon 10y agoYour response is a complete non sequitur. If someone has been adjudicated incompetent, they may not legally own a gun.
- lostlogin 10y agoExcept when they walk into a shop and buy one, hence the link.
- LyndsySimon 10y agoPlease cite an example of someone adjudicated mentally incompetent who purchased a firearm from a "shop".
- lostlogin 10y agoI'm not sure you get what I have just said. The process doesn't work. People clearly mentally unfit to own guns can buy them legally. The process is not followed and they don't get barred. People who are unfit don't get flagged as unfit and then buy guns. How many examples would you like? Half a dozen come to mind. There are no shortages of publications that state this.
- LyndsySimon 10y agoI can think of no examples where someone who has been adjudicated as incompetent has purchased firearms from an FFL and gone on to commit crimes - and I'm quite familiar with the process, let me assure you. You saying someone is "unfit to own guns" does not make it so.
- lostlogin 10y agoIt does when it's their healthcare professional and that is what they are seeking help for. When their doctor fails to follow the correct process things fall apart. This has happened repeatedly, as the provided link indicates.
- LyndsySimon 10y agoIt takes more than a medical diagnosis. A person must be involuntarily committed or adjudicated incompetent. Both of these are legal processes, not medical ones. This is appropriate. Individuals should not be deprived of their basic human rights without due process.