Expanding NICS mental disqualifications

[Glaug-Eldare]

43. Your solution is horrifically broad

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and seems to come from the belief that the mentally ill aren't quite human beings, deserving of rights, dignity, and due process. This is not an open, obvious demographic to be pushed around and driven like cattle. Look at this from the perspective of your victims: There is a huge portion of the population which sees no problem whatsoever with removing your right to bear arms without knowing anything at all about you, your condition, its severity, your treatment, or history. It sees no problem with requiring that you submit to humiliating blanket disclosures, placing you on a blacklist for seeing a medical professional, and setting you aside for further punishment. It believes that your Constitutional rights should hinge on the basis of the mere presence of a medical condition or particular treatment option, regardless of your risk for or history of violence. It believes that once identified, you will never, ever be fit to enjoy the full benefits of citizenship again.

Why the HELL would you trust the legislature, the police, psychiatrists, or anybody who might betray you to them? Maybe you can deal with it yourself, and they'll never have to know. You can be a real person like everybody else, and not a half-person.