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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsOMG, .....We have to do something about the mentally ill buying guns...
The idiot signed his first law was to allow mentally ill to buy guns...
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OMG, .....We have to do something about the mentally ill buying guns... (Original Post)
pbmus
Feb 2018
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Phoenix61
(17,019 posts)1. The stupid just keeps rolling doesn't it? nt
MattP
(3,304 posts)2. I wish someone would just ask will you repeal that bill
And do you regret signing it
TygrBright
(20,771 posts)3. So, how will we decide who is "mentally ill"?
No one seems to be addressing that, yet.
wearily,
Bright
Straw Man
(6,625 posts)4. The legislation in question ...
... defined it as "on SSI and needs help managing finances." Even the ACLU didn't like that one.
IronLionZion
(45,543 posts)5. link
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/12/19/2016-30407/implementation-of-the-nics-improvement-amendments-act-of-2007
You're right. It was not very good but apparently the best Obama/Dems could get through unprecedented obstruction from GOP/NRA. It involved mental impairment to receive disability benefits. The intent was good but I doubt it would have had any effect on preventing mass shooters from getting weapons, most of whom are not on disability.
NRA has been deliberately weakening the type and amount of data going into NICS since always. This rule was finalized in December 2016 and got Trumped just 2 months later and accomplished little or nothing.
Trump and the GOP are pretty shitty in many ways, but not because of this.
You're right. It was not very good but apparently the best Obama/Dems could get through unprecedented obstruction from GOP/NRA. It involved mental impairment to receive disability benefits. The intent was good but I doubt it would have had any effect on preventing mass shooters from getting weapons, most of whom are not on disability.
NRA has been deliberately weakening the type and amount of data going into NICS since always. This rule was finalized in December 2016 and got Trumped just 2 months later and accomplished little or nothing.
Trump and the GOP are pretty shitty in many ways, but not because of this.
HipChick
(25,485 posts)6. How come no one brings this up to him, everytime he mumbles about this..
Marengo
(3,477 posts)7. The repeal was supported by the ACLU and other rights advocacy organizations.