Sure, these are good intentions with likely bad unintended consequences.
So you get put on a list by whom? Once you're on a government list regardless of reason, it's very hard to get off it. What threshold will be used when determining the 'trip' wire if you will... meaning, what level/type of illness precludes one from firearm ownership?
Obama will no doubt use EO's to the extent possible to prevent law abiding citizens from obtaining firearms. To think any other goal is in play here is simply being in denial
-Geaux
Obama directs new gun background check measures | Reuters
(Reuters) - The Obama administration on Friday proposed two new gun control regulations aimed at clarifying restrictions on gun ownership for the mentally ill and strengthening a database used for background checks before firearm purchases.
The measures are the latest step in a year-long push by President Barack Obama to tighten U.S. gun laws in the wake of a school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, where 20 children were killed.
Obama tried last year to bring in sweeping new gun control measures in the aftermath of that shooting, but most of his proposals were defeated in Congress. He has pledged to continue working on the issue despite that setback.
Obama had directed his officials to take steps that do not require approval from Congress, such as Friday's two proposals.
The first action, proposed by the Department of Justice, would clarify who is prohibited from possessing firearms because of mental illness and would outline for states what information can be shared with the federal database.
The department will seek public comment over the next 90 days about whether the ban should encompass people under the age of 18 who were either adjudicated by a court to be suffering from a serious mental illness, or who were involuntarily treated for a mental illness.
So you get put on a list by whom? Once you're on a government list regardless of reason, it's very hard to get off it. What threshold will be used when determining the 'trip' wire if you will... meaning, what level/type of illness precludes one from firearm ownership?
Obama will no doubt use EO's to the extent possible to prevent law abiding citizens from obtaining firearms. To think any other goal is in play here is simply being in denial
-Geaux
Obama directs new gun background check measures | Reuters
(Reuters) - The Obama administration on Friday proposed two new gun control regulations aimed at clarifying restrictions on gun ownership for the mentally ill and strengthening a database used for background checks before firearm purchases.
The measures are the latest step in a year-long push by President Barack Obama to tighten U.S. gun laws in the wake of a school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, where 20 children were killed.
Obama tried last year to bring in sweeping new gun control measures in the aftermath of that shooting, but most of his proposals were defeated in Congress. He has pledged to continue working on the issue despite that setback.
Obama had directed his officials to take steps that do not require approval from Congress, such as Friday's two proposals.
The first action, proposed by the Department of Justice, would clarify who is prohibited from possessing firearms because of mental illness and would outline for states what information can be shared with the federal database.
The department will seek public comment over the next 90 days about whether the ban should encompass people under the age of 18 who were either adjudicated by a court to be suffering from a serious mental illness, or who were involuntarily treated for a mental illness.