12-07-2015, 05:28 PM
(12-07-2015, 12:52 PM)bfine32 Wrote: What should they be checking for?
If you're talking about new laws as opposed to what they check for now, some basic people should be prohibited. Anyone convicted of using a weapon to commit a crime; anyone convicted of a capital offense (murder or treason); being Justin Bieber; an non-U.S. citizen (note: once you become a citizen, go for it!, but not when you're just visiting or here illegally); a history of mental illness.
There should be an appeals process to any of those. If you've had a history of depression and tried to commit suicide 10 years ago... but you're all better now... then you should have a chance to get a firearm. Likewise, if you robbed a liquor store with a shotgun when you were a teenager, but you're all reformed now, you should a chance to appeal not owning one.
What kind of panel? Keep it simple. Make it 4-6 people, two from law enforcement, one from a mental health provider, one from social services and fill in the other 1-2 people with whoever I'm forgetting.
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