“...it involves having people adjudicated as such in a court of law with the opportunity to defend themselves...”
That’s not a very clearly stated mechanism. What has to happen to get a seriously deranged individual into such a court? Some act of violence or public disturbance?
It seems with all the recent mass shootings by mentally ill shooters, there were plenty of people aware of the individual & their issues. We are still missing that step that stopped them from easily acquiring a weapon.
A doctor flagging the individual to the NICS seems a reasonable start. Not for simple depression, but for signs that an individual is clearly delusional or showing signs of psychosis.
Yes, no doubt leftists (including doctors) might abuse such a system. But some kind of civil penalty by the person appealing such a designation in order to exercise 2nd A. rights might be attached to legislation for cases of clear abuse.
That is not reasonable to me. The idea is to keep innocent folks from getting shot. If I have to get government permission to buy a gun there is no right to keep and bear arms. There is government granted privilege to buy a gun, but they can kick in my door and take it if some leftists decides I am "mentally ill".
No sale.
If we really did have a right to Keep (own) and Bear (carry around) a gun the whackos would only get off a shot or two before getting scragged. Like the subway scene in Predator 2. Stop looking to Mommy government to "protect" you. Ain't gonna happen.
“A doctor flagging the individual to the NICS “
And an anti-gun doctor will flag everyone he gets the name of. That’s not constitutional due process, with or without appeal.