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Originally Posted by dksuddeth
If that were the case, then we wouldn't be hearing all the cries for stricter gun laws when one of these oh so rare occurrences happen, would we?
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The only cries for stricter gun laws that I have heard recently are not for new restrictions, but rather the need to recognize that the current federal (and state) laws that already prohibit the sales of guns to persons with medical histories of mental illness are not working......both the Virginia Tech and NIU shooter, who were able to walk into gun shops and walk out "armed and dangerous", are graphic examples. I recall a fairly recent FBI report (if I can find it) that noted about 1,000 homicides/year by persons with mental illnesses....most dont make the news.
The conundrum is these same persons have a right to privacy with regard to medical records.
I dont know how you resolve that.
dk...do you have a problem with that current provision of gun laws? Should persons with medical histories of mental illness have a right to bear arms?