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Originally Posted by manta 49
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My response may seem short and facile, but if an expansion would be useful to you, I would be happy to provide it.
The civilian keeping and bearing of arms is a matter of right, and a constitutionally explicit and fundamental one. The government may not curtail that right without due process. A psychiatric "check"is not due process, though a medical opinion can be an important step on the road to being adjudicated and incompetent.
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The other choice is to do nothing.
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I did not describe a choice, but explained why civilian ownership of arms differs from psychological testing for policing.
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Originally Posted by manta 49
Would you be happy for a person that had accessed to be a risk of harming himself or others. Buying firearms and living beside you and your family.
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I think your intent is to ask me whether I would be happy to have a person access arms and live beside my family, even though there is a risk he may harm himself or others. If I have misstated your question, let me know.
I have neighbors with arms. There is always a risk that another may harm himself or another. I prefer that my neighbors retain their right to arm.