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| Insidious new stealth gun control front opened |
| 2011-06-22 |
| 23 percent more data about the mentally ill has been added to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, according to FBI data acquired by Mayors Against Illegal Guns. But states and federal agencies still have millions of records that have not been added to the database. Federal law bars people who have been involuntarily committed from legally purchasing firearms. However, states are not required to report involuntary commitments to the NICS database. Such record-sharing by states, as well as by federal agencies, has been spotty for years. The advocacy group, co-chaired by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, supports better controls preventing criminals from illegally obtaining weapons. Arizona added nearly 2,000 records, but the group estimates the state has another 115,000 records that have not been shared. The state had about 7,000 records on file with NICS as of April, according to the mayor's group. "The background check system has stopped hundreds of thousands of illegal gun purchases over the past decade," Bloomberg said in a written statement. "But too many dangerous people are slipping through the cracks. It's incredible that five months after Tucson, the system is still missing millions of records." Lots of lies and half-truths, here. Most involuntary commitments are made by judges for *speculative* mental health evaluations in court cases. These are for just a few hours up to two weeks, and find no mental health issues. Likewise, the military uses a very broad net for PTSD screening, which gun controllers want to be labeled as "involuntary commitment", solely to deny these veterans guns in the future. |
| Posted by:Anonymoose |
| #1 Freedom isn't free. Free people are dangerous. Freedom is dangerous and messy, no getting around that. However, it is better than the alternatives that have so far been tried, in suitable populations anyway. Freedom for Pakistan, on the other hand, .... |
| Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2011-06-22 14:27 |