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33. I say this with no snark but rather to offer counterpoint -

Mon Apr 18, 2016, 03:13 PM

Apr 2016

I have to prove my eyes work before I can get a drivers license. And each time I renew I have to prove my eyes and eyewear are fit enough to drive. It's a matter of public safety.

Why can't we enact a law that annually says I must prove my mind is fit enough to own a gun?

I know the standard rebutted is guns -constitution; driving - privilege, but the word "regulated" comes up in that constitutional provision.

Regulated gun ownership is a matter of public safety too.

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Florida man fatally stabs and runs over wife, before shooting their two kids and himself dead [View all] cigsandcoffee Apr 2016 OP

Gun owners should all be subject to annual psychological exams. nt onehandle Apr 2016 #1

A really good idea katmondoo Apr 2016 #2

In a Fascist alternate reality maybe... NutmegYankee Apr 2016 #8

Yeah, just let people shoot whomever they want shenmue Apr 2016 #11

People can reduce gun violence without resorting to violating civil and political rights. NutmegYankee Apr 2016 #21

I say this with no snark but rather to offer counterpoint - HillareeeHillaraah Apr 2016 #33

A mental health evaluation is far more intrusive than a simple "can you read this" eye exam. NutmegYankee Apr 2016 #36

Another thing is "Public Safety" has become a refuge for malicious intent. NutmegYankee Apr 2016 #41

Not exactly. The concept is Majority Rules and Minority and Majority Rights. You don't lose your Akicita Apr 2016 #35

The Majority is not at risk of losing those rights in most cases. NutmegYankee Apr 2016 #37

I'm just saying the Constitution as ammended protects the rights of all Americans, whether they are Akicita Apr 2016 #40

Ah. I've always seen it written as minority rights. NutmegYankee Apr 2016 #42

Everbody needs the protections regardless of category. Akicita Apr 2016 #44

I agree, by repealing the 2nd. n/t crim son Apr 2016 #65

so start on it. oneshooter Apr 2016 #67

You'd have to do the same to all owners of knives and drivers of cars . . . Journeyman Apr 2016 #3

Since we can't fix everything mac56 Apr 2016 #4

I think what the gentleman is saying is Rafale Apr 2016 #5

Mental health crisis houston16revival Apr 2016 #17

Except knives give you a better chance of running away... nt HillareeeHillaraah Apr 2016 #31

Because it was a shooting shenmue Apr 2016 #12

Are those the only victims sarisataka Apr 2016 #20

Because a ten minute interview with a total stranger is all you need to figure them out. hack89 Apr 2016 #14

Sounds like a good idea Rafale Apr 2016 #15

Yes, good idea... Human101948 Apr 2016 #30

You guys Rafale Apr 2016 #57

And yearly swimming tests for those who live near an ocean or lake or have a swimming pool. Akicita Apr 2016 #43

Perhaps there should be a test for free speech rights Rafale Apr 2016 #58

Nope. That's totalitarian talk. Messing with free speech is off limits in this country. Akicita Apr 2016 #60

Yeah, we shall see. Rafale Apr 2016 #64

At least they don't usually take out a bunch of other people... Human101948 Apr 2016 #61

Annual? MynameisBlarney Apr 2016 #18

Guess you need to also include knife and vehicle owners, since she was stabbed Waldorf Apr 2016 #24

The gun is the key ingredient. onehandle Apr 2016 #25

Guns are tools also. If they were meant for only killing then there would be nobody left in the US, Waldorf Apr 2016 #29

Yes, handy for hunting and... Human101948 Apr 2016 #32

What other use? Stryst Apr 2016 #34

Guns are oftentimes used to prevent a killing. Other crimes too. Akicita Apr 2016 #45

A gun doesn't prevent anything Stryst Apr 2016 #50

Exactly what I said. Guns are USED to prevent a killing. Like a hoe is used to weed the garden. Akicita Apr 2016 #59

Do you pack blanks in your sidearm? Or maybe some kind of tranq dart? Stryst Apr 2016 #70

Real bullets. And I would argue that the gun would be used for intimidation to prevent a serious Akicita Apr 2016 #76

And that doesn't change my point that the gun Stryst Apr 2016 #82

Your original point was not that guns are designed to maim or kill. It was that guns are USED to Akicita Apr 2016 #85

Other uses? I can think of several. Waldorf Apr 2016 #47

Killing animals is still killing. Stryst Apr 2016 #51

Since 99% percent of my time is punching holes in paper I would say I'm not practicing my killing, Waldorf Apr 2016 #54

What model gun? Stryst Apr 2016 #71

Killers in training? sarisataka Apr 2016 #75

Learning cross body work Stryst Apr 2016 #83

Guns are not tools. MynameisBlarney Apr 2016 #72

I suppose knife owners are gtg then... ileus Apr 2016 #38

As should all car drivers. oneshooter Apr 2016 #55

And I had a post alerted & locked because I mentioned that Fla is a bastion of crazy... Mika Apr 2016 #6

Because it is delusional to believe that crossing a state boundary automatically changes djean111 Apr 2016 #9

We are quite insane, I'll concede that. MynameisBlarney Apr 2016 #19

No, you don't. It's about a 50/50 split. argyl Apr 2016 #69

Naw... MynameisBlarney Apr 2016 #73

�Fear of further violence does not exist,' report says of man who killed wife, children, self csziggy Apr 2016 #7

That reporting Officer............. mrmpa Apr 2016 #10

Yes, he ended up being complicit in three murders, two attempted murders csziggy Apr 2016 #16

Gee houston16revival Apr 2016 #13

What drives a man to do this?? One_Life_To_Give Apr 2016 #22

Just as likely to have been great pain, but it's hard for "compassionate" people to see that. n/t jtuck004 Apr 2016 #23

As my shrink used to say, "Self-Centered Fear" maxsolomon Apr 2016 #27

How can people do this to others? Else You Are Mad Apr 2016 #26

I've always wondered that myself Art_from_Ark Apr 2016 #68

Word Association HockeyMom Apr 2016 #28

In this case I wish the wife had been armed like Zimmerman. She might have saved her children. Akicita Apr 2016 #52

And this is why everyone should have a gun and they should be easier to get Zira Apr 2016 #39

The woman or the medics or a passerby may have wished they had gun.They might have at Akicita Apr 2016 #48

We don't know that they didn't have a gun. Zira Apr 2016 #49

True. We only know they didn't use one. I wish they had. Akicita Apr 2016 #53

It would take sarisataka Apr 2016 #62

The wife may have had time to draw her gun as the guy was climbing out of the trunk, Akicita Apr 2016 #63

Perhaps sarisataka Apr 2016 #66

All true. Akicita Apr 2016 #77

Not necessarily - and if they do they can get charged with a crime csziggy Apr 2016 #78

"This in a state that let George Zimmerman free for killing a kid who was just walking home!" Akicita Apr 2016 #79

Gray had attacked Alexander before she fired her warning shot csziggy Apr 2016 #80

That's my point. It doesn't matter if the ex was fixing breakfast or working on his lawn mower or Akicita Apr 2016 #81

Florida Man's been quite busy lately. n/t TygrBright Apr 2016 #46

F@ck... northernsouthern Apr 2016 #56

Ugh Liberal_in_LA Apr 2016 #74

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