Panther wrote on Dec 11
th, 2016 at 12:59pm:
I've always said..,...if you have a violent mental illness history, or you have been diagnosed as mentally ill, you should never be permitted to own or use a firearm, or any type of weapon for that matter.
So, you support the confiscation of firearms from the "mentally ill"?
Quote:Also, if you have a criminal record, especially a violent criminal history, & you have served 1 year or more in prison, you should never be permitted to own or use a firearm, or any type of weapon for that matter.
So, that covers legal firearms. 1 year appears rather arbitrary though. Surely it should be on the seriousness of the crime?
Quote:Everyone else, male or female of age, who wishes to own, keep, &/or carry a firearm should not be kept from doing so after passing an extensive background check, to be conducted & completed within a short, but reasonable time....say 3 to 5 days. The potential gun owner needs not provide any reason(s) for desiring said firearms, & if stated willfully & voluntarily, the potential use for self-defense would be a completely acceptable reason, & never preclude them from ownership.
http://www.33sm.ml/smileys/cleanteeth09.gif So, no restrictions on the type of firearm that can be owned? No regulation as far as age is concerned? No regulation as far as training/ability is concerned?
Quote:That's quite restrictive in my view.....but not for some bed-wetters. You appear to oppose the regulated ownership of firearms (ie, you support essentially unregulated ownership). My, how American of you and so at odds with what the overwhelming majority of Australians believe...
So, no restrictions on the type of firearm that can be owned?
Maybe restrict the sale & ownership of RPGs & Machine guns, unless made permanently unusable, otherwise all handguns & rifles (semi-auto or not) would be perfectly acceptable.
No regulation as far as age is concerned?
Can't you read.....I said "of age", which I would think over 21 or say 24 to be about right.
1 year appears rather arbitrary though. Surely it should be on the seriousness of the crime?
If a person is deprived of their freedom & liberty for over 1 year, that would be for something pretty serious, but regardless of reason, it should preclude them...simple, & easy.
So, you support the confiscation of firearms from the "m entally ill"?
If a person is determined/diagnosed as mentally ill, with a condition that would cause them to potentially become violent....where firearm possession & ownership would be normally & logically unacceptable, any known firearms they posses should be removed from them immediately upon such determination & or diagnosis.
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