Mental Health Issues Put 34,500 on New York’s No-Guns List

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Mental Health Issues Put 34,500 on New York’s No-Guns List

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Paul Kemp
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	Mental Health Issues Put 34,500 on New York’s No-Guns List « on: October 19, 2014, 01:31:49 PM »
	« edited: October 19, 2014, 01:33:44 PM by Paul Kemp »

One of Cuomo's positive achievements seems to be working, to some extent:

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http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/19/nyregion/mental-reports-put-34500-on-new-yorks-no-guns-list.html

There is scrutiny as to whether the reporting system may be overcautious and include many non-violent individuals but this may be one of the cases of "better safe than sorry" etc.

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lol.

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memphis
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Re: Mental Health Issues Put 34,500 on New York’s No-Guns List

« Reply #1 on: October 20, 2014, 01:59:20 PM »

Only 34k? A lot more New Yorkers than that ought to be there. In any case, the entire process is backwards. Anybody desiring to own a firearm ought to be required to undergo a thorough mental health screening first. It's just as self evident as the eye exam one must take in order to get a driver license.

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IceSpear
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Re: Mental Health Issues Put 34,500 on New York’s No-Guns List

« Reply #2 on: October 20, 2014, 02:03:50 PM »

Couldn't this actually end up dissuading people from seeking mental health services? I agree with memphis.

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« Reply #3 on: October 20, 2014, 02:08:46 PM »

I wonder if I'm in it. odds are not.

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Grumpier Than Thou
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Re: Mental Health Issues Put 34,500 on New York’s No-Guns List

« Reply #4 on: October 20, 2014, 02:20:53 PM »

Quote from: © tweed on October 20, 2014, 02:08:46 PM

I wonder if I'm in it. odds are not.

Try and buy a gun.

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KCDem
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« Reply #5 on: October 20, 2014, 03:12:46 PM »

Glorious news!

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AggregateDemand
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« Reply #6 on: October 20, 2014, 03:54:51 PM »

If we would just enforce the spirit of Gun Control 1968, we wouldn't be having most of the problems with mass shootings we have today. All of the other stuff about Assault Weapons Bans and universal background checks is just noise.

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