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I agree that mental health professionals should be forced to report potentially dangerous people at minimum to the federal database so they can't buy guns.
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Alizard, The word 'potentially' gives me chills when it comes to making new laws. A recovering alcoholic should not be considered a more potentially dangerous driver than I am. Someone who served in Viet Nam should not be considered more likely to 'go off' than me. Someone who is taking medication should not have their rights violated because they might be standing closer to the edge than you or I. The reason I bring these examples up is because these people I mentioned, the recovering alcoholic, the war vet, and the person on medication are doing and have done something FOR us. They helped themselves for us as well as themselves. We might want to give them some thought.