Quote Originally Posted by aTailOf2Kitties View Post
Two police officers were shot and one of them was killed by a 15 year old in Memphis today.
That's awful. Police officers, my goodness. Gun laws are a very tricky issue indeed.

Quote Originally Posted by Lady's Human
Adding mental health records checks to the NICS system would close a huge loophole which allows many to acquire firearms who shouldn't have them.
LH, a comment, though- mental health advocates aren't going to like this one; they are going to argue for the person's right to privacy. But I think my right to be safe from a person with a history of mental illness purchasing a gun trumps that person's right to privacy. If you step up to a counter and say you want to buy a gun, you should be prepared for your background to be checked. You don't like that, don't buy a gun. Or they will just get around it by acquiring a gun illegally.