What would you propose as both a diagnostic and legal threshold?
That is the crux of the matter.
Already those adjudicated as "mentally defective" cannot buy or own.
Already those adjudicated as “mentally defective” cannot buy or own.
That is my concern. I’m not going to bother with the slippery slope or judicial activism arguments - to be blunt you know them better than me anyway. You are closer to the beast and can watch it breathing.
Still, I am minded of JFK. Shook his fist at the sky and said “before the end of this decade, we are going to put a man on the moon.” I were too young to hear that. Were not too young to sit out in the garden in 1969, looking at the moon and knowing people were walking on it. I could hear it on the radio. Still have the tape Dad made of it, though Lord knows where I’ll find a tape player now.
I trust America. Not Obama, or Reid, or Cruz, or Boner. I trust the real Americans. The ones that look at you and say “That’s impossible. Do you need it Wednesday or Thursday?”
If there is a single country who can solve how the mind works, you are lucky enough to live in it.
Is there a risk? Of course there is. There is always a risk. Doesn’t mean it’s not worth a shot, and if conservatives grab it and run with it - well - they are going to get a lot of interest.