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Tennessee Gentleman · March 1, 2019, 04:19 PM

Good commentary. Thanks
Seems like the bar to commitment is high and I agree that it should be. However, are the administrators of these laws acting within the best for the public good? Are they, pardon the atrocious pun, gun-shy in pushing commitment for folks like the Parkland and Giffords cases? Could better use of existing mechanisms be the issue and not the mechanism itself?

The Aurora case comes to mind where the police had clear good cause to confiscate the shooter's guns (felony conviction) but just sent a letter instead. That's not red flag I know but still a legal mechanism was in place to get that guys guns but didn't. Of course he could buy one illegally but that is not the issue for the laws and their execution.

Seems like we walk the razor's edge by whether to take guns from a person we legitimately believe to be crazy and making involuntary mental health sanctions too common.

March 1, 2019, 04:19 PM	#16
Tennessee Gentleman Senior Member Join Date: March 31, 2005 Location: Tennessee Posts: 1,775	Good commentary. Thanks Seems like the bar to commitment is high and I agree that it should be. However, are the administrators of these laws acting within the best for the public good? Are they, pardon the atrocious pun, gun-shy in pushing commitment for folks like the Parkland and Giffords cases? Could better use of existing mechanisms be the issue and not the mechanism itself? The Aurora case comes to mind where the police had clear good cause to confiscate the shooter's guns (felony conviction) but just sent a letter instead. That's not red flag I know but still a legal mechanism was in place to get that guys guns but didn't. Of course he could buy one illegally but that is not the issue for the laws and their execution. Seems like we walk the razor's edge by whether to take guns from a person we legitimately believe to be crazy and making involuntary mental health sanctions too common. __________________ "God and the Soldier we adore, in time of trouble but not before. When the danger's past and the wrong been righted, God is forgotten and the Soldier slighted." Anonymous Soldier.