Should someone who has been deemed an imminent danger to himself, like Virginia Tech shooter Seung-Hui Cho, be allowed to own a gun? also should a persons mental illness be required to show up when a background check is being conducted for a person trying to by a gun?
This is a quote from a 60 minutes report and i just wanted to see everyones response to this matter.
The article:
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/04/27/60minutes/main2735294.shtml
The video:
http://www.cbsnews.com/sections/i_video/main500251.shtml?channel=60Sunday
2007-04-29 16:33:13 · 7 answers · asked by mntnbik8 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
First of all. "mental illness" is protected health information and can only be released with the consent of the person who has been "diagnosed." The background check process is a joke. People who submit to it are generally law abiding citizens. If I am a criminal, I can get whatever weapon I need on the street, without a background check.
2007-04-29 16:53:32 · answer #1 · answered by nomad74 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thr problem i see...
Is there a mental exam every 6 months or so for signs? If a rational person for example loses his/her job, spouse leaves , gets hit hard with alamony or such other event yes sometimes persons snap but do you go try and conviscate the guns after such an event? Also there are more than a few unstable personalities who are not a mental disorder , also who defines what normal is for that matter?
2007-04-29 16:50:34 · answer #2 · answered by lethander_99 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe that any psychiatric or criminal behavior should prevent someone from owning a firearm for say a period of ten years. I think that if after ten years or so there has been no further incidents, they should have to submit to an evaluation before being able to. I don't know if it will ever be that way, but that's my opinion.
2007-04-29 16:40:38 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Taking away guns is not the only answer. There are weapons that every one owns for example butter knives, bare hands, need I say more?
2007-04-29 17:02:52 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are excluding people, Then should known racist be allowed to own guns? How about Vce Presidents with extremely poor aim?
2007-04-29 16:58:49 · answer #5 · answered by King Midas 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think so because I have a friend who sufferers from depression and is now on the police force doing a great job .
2007-04-29 16:41:05 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i believe that there is really no way to stop people that have these sort of intentions, whether or not he could legally obtain a gun wouldn't really make that big of a difference.
2007-04-29 16:41:57 · answer #7 · answered by iamaspursfanatic 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋