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There are current laws on the books which are not enforced when it comes to sharing mental health information with national databases to restrict gun ownership
by wysifnwyg 7y ago
There are current laws on the books which are not enforced when it comes to sharing mental health information with national databases to restrict gun ownership from those with severe mental illness. These aren't recent laws either, they simply never were budgeted at a federal level and there's no desire at the state level to foot the bill.
- devoply 7y agoMany people are not diagnosed and many illnesses are transient. This is really not enough.
- wysifnwyg 7y agoThe waiting periods are supposed to mitigate transient issues. However, our current legal system doesn't have a process put in place to preemptively deal with "maybe in the future". We have a reactionary system. If you are granted a driver's license and are diagnosed with a seizure disorder then (given the severity) your license will be taken away. How would you suggest screening for illnesses which have yet to be diagnosed? How would we fairly apply your policy to all Americans so that it is not discriminatory toward any group?