The subject of mental illness is where the Gun Grabbers have been making the most progress in recent years. Many states have put "Protective Risk Order" laws on the books to infringe 2A rights of people deemed mentally unstable even if they have not committed any crimes.
I take a hard line view of gun control and practice a zero tolerance policy. All my life I have listened to the the mantra of "common sense gun regulation" and at a fairly early age I came to understand that this was nothing but the top of a slippery slope. Gun grabbers would never be satisfied. Every gun control victory only emboldens them to tackle more aggressive goals. I came to understand that one side of the "debate" was acting in bad faith. Everything was an incremental step towards an end goal of total gun bans. It has only been in the past few years that the left has been bold enough to be honest publicly that this is their end goal. So I oppose any and all gun regulation even if on the surface it seems to make sense.
Mental illness and Protective Risk Orders are one of those areas where many people on the right side of the political aisle have been convinced to vote for more gun control.
My take: If they are a danger to themselves or to others they should be incarcerated or committed. If you don't think that they pose such a danger to themselves or to society then they should not have their rights infringed.
The subject of mental illness is where the Gun Grabbers have been making the most progress in recent years. Many states have put "Protective Risk Order" laws on the books to infringe 2A rights of people deemed mentally unstable even if they have not committed any crimes.
I take a hard line view of gun control and practice a zero tolerance policy. All my life I have listened to the the mantra of "common sense gun regulation" and at a fairly early age I came to understand that this was nothing but the top of a slippery slope. Gun grabbers would never be satisfied. Every gun control victory only emboldens them to tackle more aggressive goals. I came to understand that one side of the "debate" was acting in bad faith. Everything was an incremental step towards an end goal of total gun bans. It has only been in the past few years that the left has been bold enough to be honest publicly that this is their end goal. So I oppose any and all gun regulation even if on the surface it seems to make sense.
Mental illness and Protective Risk Orders are one of those areas where many people on the right side of the political aisle have been convinced to vote for more gun control.
My take: If they are a danger to themselves or to others they should be incarcerated or committed. If you don't think that they pose such a danger to themselves or to society then they should not have their rights infringed.
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