For the first one, what's the difference with that and the current medical information/doctor info we have to provide now? Isn't that what they do already?
Since many of the mass shooters did not own their own firearms and acquired them illegally, logically every single man, woman, and child should be quarterly required to go under the scrutiny of the mental health exam. If found to be nuts, then what? How do you stop them from acquiring a firearm or other dangerous weapon? Detention, incarceration, euthanization?
Since many of the mass shooters did not own their own firearms and acquired them illegally, logically every single man, woman, and child should be quarterly required to go under the scrutiny of the mental health exam. If found to be nuts, then what? How do you stop them from acquiring a firearm or other dangerous weapon? Detention, incarceration, euthanization?They (we) won't be found to be "nuts", they (we) will be found to have a "borderline personality disorder", which means "we, who make the rules and have the power to enforce the rules, don't like what you believe and think, nor the questions you ask". The appropriate program of "rehabilitation" will be something that will make sure that not only you, but others who might be thinking the same things, "reform" and don't cause any "trouble".
They (we) won't be found to be "nuts", they (we) will be found to have a "borderline personality disorder", which means "we, who make the rules and have the power to enforce the rules, don't like what you believe and think, nor the questions you ask". The appropriate program of "rehabilitation" will be something that will make sure that not only you, but others who might be thinking the same things, "reform" and don't cause any "trouble".
And what's magical about the "90 days"? The first time someone does something "bad" in fewer than 90 days after "passing" their last exam, the time between exams will be shortened to that duration. When someone does something "bad" after just having passed their exam the day before, well, they'll have to start monitoring every day every single email, blog post, phone call, online purchase, online "searches", bank transaction etc. of every citizen... oh, wait... :shake:
Should we not have the same mental health exams and restrictions for the 1st Amendment? The pen is mightier than the sword. We shouldn't have insane people hiding behind the 1st A, spreading ideas that may lead to acts of violence or overthrow of the government ... no matter how tyrannical those adjudicated "incompetent" may believe it is.I believe we have some recent examples of the IRS and FBI doing exactly that (suppressing expression of ideas) to non-profit organizations promoting (via the First Amendment) certain political ideas, and investigating/wiretapping certain journalists who may be inclined to to use their First Amendment rights to produce writings not in accord with the views of the existing power structure. We are getting our first serious pervasive intrusions-of-privacy tastes of how "our" government will use it's power to suppress those citizens from whom it's powers supposedly derive. :wtf:
t's almost like this was a bill "making work" for physicians. Like some kind of a law that a physician would write. Oh, wait...
I think most Doctors will oppose this. It puts them in a very tricky situation. They have to evaluate someone they normally see once a year and determine they aren't a danger. The liability issues around this are enormous. Suppose they write it and someone does something, will they be liable? On the flip side, what if they blanket refuse to write these letters?
Most People who go into medicine do so to help people, not to become some kind of judge. If you were a Doctor, would you be in favor of making yourself the gatekeeper to 2nd amendment rights? On the other hand, if you were an anti-gun politician (Dr or not) and wanted a backdoor gun control scheme, this is a pretty good one.
I think it needs a clearance in black and white. Wear as the present just requires a phone call.
But I have always put "none" as my physician.