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<blockquote data-quote="bbsam" data-source="post: 1081604" data-attributes="member: 22662">The gun debate is fueled by people who insist that there is one way to skin a cat.&nbsp; By people who don&#039;t want background checks and insist that Second Amendment rights are under attack even in the face of Supreme Court decisions saying otherwise.&nbsp;All that aside, however, I agree and have said as much.&nbsp; My point is that going the mental health route only is bad strategy.&nbsp; It is far too broad.&nbsp; Imagine the information the government could gain.&nbsp; Knowledge is power and in this case the NRA and their ilk is ceding the power to erode all rights.&nbsp; They are advocating the beginning of a slippery slope that can go nowhere good.&nbsp; And for what?&nbsp; A kind of gun?&nbsp; A number of rounds in a magazine.&nbsp; Besides, the Administration put out what, 23 propositions?&nbsp; It is my bet that assault weapons ban and smaller clips are way down on their priority list.&nbsp; They can give those up for real power, the power to literally follow whoever thy want whenever they want electronically and keep a psychological profile on them all in the interest of mental health.&nbsp; You are ceding them the right to data mine.&nbsp; Yeah, that seems extreme.&nbsp; Until you realize the extent of the Patriot Act.&nbsp; This just widens that net away from terrorist suspects and soon includes...well, everyone.&nbsp; So really, where does mental health begin and end?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="bbsam, post: 1081604, member: 22662"] The gun debate is fueled by people who insist that there is one way to skin a cat. By people who don't want background checks and insist that Second Amendment rights are under attack even in the face of Supreme Court decisions saying otherwise. All that aside, however, I agree and have said as much. My point is that going the mental health route only is bad strategy. It is far too broad. Imagine the information the government could gain. Knowledge is power and in this case the NRA and their ilk is ceding the power to erode all rights. They are advocating the beginning of a slippery slope that can go nowhere good. And for what? A kind of gun? A number of rounds in a magazine. Besides, the Administration put out what, 23 propositions? It is my bet that assault weapons ban and smaller clips are way down on their priority list. They can give those up for real power, the power to literally follow whoever thy want whenever they want electronically and keep a psychological profile on them all in the interest of mental health. You are ceding them the right to data mine. Yeah, that seems extreme. Until you realize the extent of the Patriot Act. This just widens that net away from terrorist suspects and soon includes...well, everyone. So really, where does mental health begin and end? [/QUOTE]

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