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"No sane person takes a gun and commits a mass shooting" is what gun rights advocates say. I agree. But we also don't check to make sure a person is mentally stable before they can buy a gun. We don't monitor their mental stability while they own guns. I am a gun owner, and...
...I believe we owners should have to have a Federal License to purchase and own firearms. As part of this license, we should have to submit to a mental health evaluation by a certified mental health professional to get the license, and be required to have a routine mental...
...health checkup every two years to maintain the license. Mental health is a fluid and changing thing within a person over the course of a lifetime. For some, their health deteriorates due to events or age to a point they can become dangerous. A routine checkup can monitor...
...for this and prevent a tragedy such as suicide or violent acts towards others. While the 2A protects my rights to own a firearm, it does not allow me to present a danger to myself or others. Support Licensing, Routine Mental Health Checks for Owners, and Red Flag Laws. I do.
