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Three only thing that this proposal does is enforce the already-present prohibition against the mentally ill owning firearms. And it does that by using the same mechanism that is in place to prohibit criminals from owning firearms - the court system. And it makes sense. If you're judged guilty of a felony, it is reported through NICS. This provision would only add a plea of not guilty by reason of insanity or a determination of mentally incompetent to stand trial to the NICS. Honestly, I'm surprised that these aren't already part of the background check.

Disagreeing with the political powers that be & informed discussion is one thing. But if you can't contribute something to the discussion that will help our cause PLEASE PLEASE don't say anything that hurts it!

Calling the one organization equipped to fight this fight a sellout & applying that derogatory term to a group of Senators who are solidly on our side won't help. I haven't read the actual bill, but it seems to fit with Wayne LaPierre's initial statement (and subsequent statements) about tightening and enforcing current laws. Someone who pleads not guilty by reason of insanity or who is judged mentally incompetent to stand trial should be flagged by NICS & prevented from buying a weapon. The article basically says that this proposal would facilitate the inclusion of this information in the check system. Will it do anything to prevent an illegal sale or transfer? No. No law will do that because criminals don't adhere to laws. But it will make the current system better by including a check for information that would already prohibit the sale. When you say that this is unreasonable, you're helping the anti's with their gross over generalizations about us.