Ray From Cleveland
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Precisely, so rather than allowing everyone just to have Right to bear arms, do you think they need checked out, and their family too.?
Now, with the current mass killing, the 18 year old shot his grandmother first. So what did the grandmother know etc..? So when he reached 18, if he had to apply for a gun licence and him and his family checked, would there have been a possibility his grandmother would have raised some serious points?
At the end of the day, if you have a robust background check that involved family member interviews and doctor's records, anyone who's law abiding and would have no problem achieving a licence, has nothing to fear. Plus, that lad wouldn't have an AR-15 because that type of rifle is not suitable in a civilised society.
Guns are guns. I know you probably don't understand that where you live, but trust me as a person that's handled guns for 40 years, the lack of an AR is not going to stop any killer. He would just use other kinds of weapons.
The point you make is precisely spot on, as an 18 year old, he had no record as an adult in which to stop him from legally buying a firearm. Interview the family? Do you know how many disfunctional families there are? Our Constitution doesn't allow your rights to be taken away over the words of a disgruntled family member. Unless you are actually committed of a crime, all your rights are legally yours to enjoy.