As a Believer, is Gun Control the Right thing to Do?

[Don]

Ever since Columbine I think that socalled "gun control" is not the answer at all. Aside from just plain violent folks --there are individuals who are psychologically off. They have had sessions with therapists. Friends, family members, even strangers may have spoken to others about these folks. Police may have been contacted. The family doctor may be aware. But because of the PC culture we are afraid to take preventable action. It's got to start there. No more PC when lives could be in jeopardy. Sandy Hook nailed it shut for me. Then the Colorado theater horror. This needs to be addressed.

But what about privacy issues? I'm sorry. That has to take a backseat.

Several attempts have been, and are being made, to prevent those with "mental illness" from being able to procure weapons.

Unfortunately, most of these attempts have been so far-reaching in their efforts that "mental illness" has included military veterans (with or without PTSD), and even those with conservative and/or religious beliefs.

Most of the people on Baptist Board would probably be classified as mentally unfit to own a weapon.

The big problem they continue to run into is NOT privacy issues; it's "How do you identify and classify someone as mentally unfit/unable to own a weapon?" How do you add that to someone's record, like a criminal conviction? What are the criteria? What are the criteria for having it removed from the record?

In theory, it seems like a good idea. In practice -- well, as they say, the devil's in the details.