Father of CA Shooting Victim Points Directly at NRA

[bossy22]

86. there is one problem with this and you actually mentioned it

Especially when it's a first time killer with no record to indicate that he's a danger to society

Until "pre-crime" is developed or something similar we cannot predict with absolute confidence that said person won't go out and kill someone. Someone that "puts on a good show" will always fool authorities. We can't change that

Our society can't seem to find a common ground that preserves the rights of law abiding gun owners and keeps them out of the hands of criminals and serial killers

I have a problem when people say this because in fact we do have a system in place- the background check or National Criminal Instant Check. Especially in California this "compromise" is even more present. California requires you to pass a safety test before you can purchase any weapon. You must submit to a background check that checks for criminal and MENTAL Disqualifications. You must wait 10 days before you can actually pick up your weapon. Every sale is recorded and a record is sent to the State for their database. I don't know about you, but to me this sounds like a pretty reasonable system.

You can make the background checks more effective theoretically by allowing them to check your medical records as well. But this is contrary to our medical privacy laws and would set off a whole different set of issues. In NYS, the recent SAFE act has a similar problem under its mental health provisions. Many health professionals objected to them because of privacy issues and I believe they haven't gone into effect yet for these reasons.