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LA: Should the mentally ill be barred from owning guns?
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Mark A. Taff
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House Republicans overturned an Obama-era rule requiring the Social Security Administration to report anyone unable to manage their own finances to the FBI's background check database. It was deemed that the ability to manage one's own finances was a suitable proxy to identify the severely mentally ill. Supporters of the rule say it helped to plug holes in the background check system. Critics say the rule infringed on a person's constitutional rights without due process. What do you think? |
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Sosalty
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| "Should the mentally ill be barred from owning guns?" Yes and they are under present background checks. If I'm to be declared mentally ill and denied rights, the govt dang sure better have a basis for doing so and a repeal procedure in place. Taking lists of names and equating it to a more severe definition doesn't cut it. |
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