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Originally Posted by oldschoolcalgary
the background checks to prevent the mentally ill from owning guns is meant to prevent <some> future shootings.
unfortunately not everyone that does a mass shooting is mentally ill, however, if a common sense law prevents 1 less mass shooting in its history, its worth it.
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I do understand what you're saying.
But lets say that you do this in the name of public safety. Whenever you go to see help from a mental health professional he has to enter it into a data base that's accessible for background checks.
I can guarantee you that a lot of people would no longer go to seek help.
you could argue that someone is diagnosed as part of a trial proceeding could be put in there.
I would also think that most doctors and their associations would refuse to comply.