Seems that some sort of screening process to stop dimwits like him to purchase guns, or be issued a CWP, should be easy...but who's going to decide what goes in it, what's an automatic "denial" answer, and what "score" do you need to make to get one or both?

Background checks for every gun purchase should be a no-brainer...if you've been hospitalized as a nutcase, or have a bank robbery on your record, those are pretty obvious red flags that perhaps you ought not carry. However, even something as obvious and simple as that will come with a ton of opposition from the gun and ammo industry (aka, the NRA).

Getting guns back from the nuts? I have no idea how to do that.

The only way to make a difference at all beyond the obvious and easy background checks would be very strict "fukk this up and you lose your rights" laws...but setting the line where "this will cost you your rights" and "this will not" will be much harder than just having background checks. Eventually every nut that acts like a nut will lose their gun rights...but the 'act' that costs them could be a pretty heinous act and nothing we've said so far would stop that.

I think that as of now the only thing that can be done, and could be effective, would be making sure that all future sales were only made to people who can pass the background check, and eliminate the exceptions to having a background check, and have the background check include a "nutcase" check, not just a criminal record check.

These issues only are intended to address who does and does not have a gun and/or permit...the questions regarding what types of guns, ammos, and accessories anyone should or should not have are a totally different subject.

Fish on...

Todd