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[freshwest]

12. And I insist, knowing this system, that's not the issue of those the statute addresses.

It is NOT about guns. It's about care.

Please don't brush people whose records state they are incapable of reasoning and severely mentally disabled, unable to distinguish the consequences of their actions, as being a source of problems. Most are illiterate and could not navigate paperwork to obtain guns illegally. Many are so bad off that they are permanently indigent. They are NOT seeking guns.

These people often require intensive care that lasts for a life-time and I have never known any to employ weapons. Unless you want to call tossing a chair or some other object a weapon.

These are a small minority of vulnerable people receiving care paid for the by good people of Washington state as the right thing to do, as part of a humane society. It is beyond their capacity and a slur on them, don't drag them into this.

With all due respect, this is a grossly erroneous example to cite of people getting access to guns illegally. And a deep offense to this particular population. You may think differently, though.