Yellowhouse Sam # 25171 Posted February 6, 2021 Share Posted February 6, 2021 Pretty scary.....shouldn't take more than 10k new ATF agents to enforce it....essentially a National Police force. Gun Control Bill Link to comment
Whiskey Business Posted February 6, 2021 Share Posted February 6, 2021 Surprised, no. Dismayed, yes. Link to comment
Moustache Les Posted February 6, 2021 Share Posted February 6, 2021 2 hours ago, Yellowhouse Sam # 25171 said: Pretty scary.....shouldn't take more than 10k new ATF agents to enforce it....essentially a National Police force. Gun Control Bill That's called the FBI Link to comment
J-BAR #18287 Posted February 6, 2021 Share Posted February 6, 2021 Sheila Jackson Lee. Like Bugs Bunny I’d say “What a maroon,” but that’s a color and I am not a racist. Link to comment
Badlands Bob #61228 Posted February 6, 2021 Share Posted February 6, 2021 So if I've ever had a homicidal thought, I can't have a gun. They are also going to take into consideration the psychological condition of other members of the licensee's household, current and former spouses, relatives and associates. That "associates" part is definitely going to get me. Link to comment
Raylan Posted February 6, 2021 Share Posted February 6, 2021 Essentially under the legislation you no longer have an individual right to keep and bear arms, as you have a requirement to prove to the state that you aren't a potential threat in order to get the states permission to keep and bear arms. I know a lot of psychiatrists and mental health professionals and this puts them in the position of being potentially liable for anyones actions if they give their approval, in other words it has tons of downside for providers and virtually no upside. I would guess that a lot of people would get denied just out of an abundance of caution, when in reality 99% are no real threat. Most of the one's that would be already have disqualifying histories - such as involuntary hospitalizations (though 90% of those aren't real threats) or criminal histories that disqualify them. This is just another financial and time consuming barrier to prevent as many people as possible from owning a firearm. It will do little to nothing to make people safer and will essentially gut the RKBA. It will also act as an powerful disincentive for firearm owners to seek mental health treatment for common conditions like anxiety or depression. But hey, no matter, so long as it violates inalienable rights and prevents people from exercising their RKBA it's good, right? Link to comment
Red Gauntlet , SASS 60619 Posted February 6, 2021 Share Posted February 6, 2021 I don't get worried about bills at the stage they are introduced by representatives. Otherwise I'd never do anything but worry. Link to comment
Whiskey Hicks Posted February 6, 2021 Share Posted February 6, 2021 Working in mental health, it’s ridiculous for us to think people are always a danger or always safe. It’s also unreasonable to think that it’s always obvious for a therapist that someone might be a danger to themselves or others. Link to comment
St. Louis Suomi SASS #31905 Posted February 6, 2021 Share Posted February 6, 2021 I wonder if the bill she proposers would have stopped Cain (had he a firearm). I don't think so. Cain didn't need a firearm to commit murder. The weapon was a heart that was ruined by Lucifer, not a material object. STL Suomi Link to comment
Go West Posted February 6, 2021 Share Posted February 6, 2021 If anyone needs to have a psychiatric examination, it would be politicians. Preferably by waterboarding to see what they truly believe. Link to comment
Amigo Posted February 6, 2021 Share Posted February 6, 2021 While I doubt they will get the votes to pass that nutcase bill, I would not be surprised to see the current Administration try to put some of that stuff into place through Executive Order or Federal Regulation. We have TABOR here in Colorado, which is supposed to prevent any new taxes or tax increases being put into place without voter approval. That said...if I look at the back of my annual car registration renewal, the list of the dozen or so charges I must pay are almost all various types of fees...one of them, is indeed, listed as a tax. The Colorado politicians regularly use the fee and license structure to charge us for things...but the Democrats here in the state never stop trying to gut TABOR. Link to comment
Ozark Shark Posted February 6, 2021 Share Posted February 6, 2021 3 hours ago, Amigo said: While I doubt they will get the votes to pass that nutcase bill, I would not be surprised to see the current Administration try to put some of that stuff into place through Executive Order or Federal Regulation. We have TABOR here in Colorado, which is supposed to prevent any new taxes or tax increases being put into place without voter approval. That said...if I look at the back of my annual car registration renewal, the list of the dozen or so charges I must pay are almost all various types of fees...one of them, is indeed, listed as a tax. The Colorado politicians regularly use the fee and license structure to charge us for things...but the Democrats here in the state never stop trying to gut TABOR. They're going for the extreme so they can "compromise" on something that is still a majority assault on our rights while they can all talk of how bipartisan they were when they did it. Link to comment
Ozark Shark Posted February 6, 2021 Share Posted February 6, 2021 Good analysis of just a bit of the insanity in the bill https://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/MassadAyoob/the-impossibility-of-enforcing-hr-127-part-i/ Link to comment
bgavin Posted February 7, 2021 Share Posted February 7, 2021 Food for thought: what will you do if this bill passes, as written? The costs are horrendous, the pysch eval is invasive, and the penalties for non-compliance are severe. I'm curious: what will YOU do if this passes? Link to comment
Eyesa Horg Posted February 7, 2021 Share Posted February 7, 2021 What firearms are you talking about Officer? Link to comment
Eyesa Horg Posted February 7, 2021 Share Posted February 7, 2021 I'm thinkin' you don't want to be the guy confiscating on the second day. Link to comment
Go West Posted February 7, 2021 Share Posted February 7, 2021 I don't think it would be a good idea to say what you would do. There is too much spying going on. The next thing you would know you're in some gulag with the Chinese playing with electric batons. Link to comment
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