Gun Control & RKBA
In reply to the discussion: Fatal Cop Shooting Suspect Killed In Standoff [View all]SteveW
(754 posts)This was covered thoroughly over a period of some days. The proposal was to extend the NICS test (now applied only to FFL dealers) to every firearm transaction -- even among individuals. Many problems were identified, and solutions proffered. Funny thing, very few gun-controllers took part in the discussion. Was the Brady proposal a failure, and gun-controllers knew it? Or did gun-control advocates merely want to up the ante, and forget about "improving" NICS, even if it were made universal?
I don't know what you mean by NRA insanity; I don't keep up with all they do. What are they proposing?
Be aware that the mentally ill have had many constitutional rights re-enforced over the law 40-50 years; among them is strengthening due-process (5th Amendment) which calls for adjudicated findings of mental incompetence for any number of actions denying rights or privileges. A "police psychology screening" (why it should be police escapes me) does not constitute due-process. As for black markets, this is ALWAYS the result of prohibitionist schemes and policies. Squeeze all you want, illegal transfers should result in arrest and prosecution.