Posted on 02/01/2021 6:04:15 AM PST by Red Badger
We reported on Friday that Houston, Texas Representative Sheila Jackson Lee has filed a gun grabbers dream bill. H.R. 127 includes nearly every bad idea the anti-gun left has wanted for decades — and the last few months might have made them arrogant enough to try to ram it through.
From the creation of a national firearms license, the requirement of civil liability insurance for all gun owners, to the establishment of a national ammunition registry and more, this bill is a nightmare!
One aspect of the bill that’s getting lots of attention — as it should — is the requirement that gun owners must have a mental health check before they can purchase a gun.
It’s just as outrageous as it sounds!
The Facts The wording of the bill includes this requirement:
“(2) PSYCHOLOGICAL EVALUATION.—A psychological evaluation is conducted in accordance with this paragraph if—
“(A) the evaluation is conducted in compliance with such standards as shall be established by the Attorney General;
“(B) the evaluation is conducted by a licensed psychologist approved by the Attorney General;
“(C) as deemed necessary by the licensed psychologist involved, the evaluation included a psychological evaluation of other members of the household in which the individual resides; and
“(D) as part of the psychological evaluation, the licensed psychologist interviewed any spouse of the individual, any former spouse of the individual, and at least 2 other persons who are a member of the family of, or an associate of, the individual to further determine the state of the mental, emotional, and relational stability of the individual in relation to firearms.
The Historical Precedent Isn’t Good This mental health provision isn’t new. It’s been proposed in New York in the past, and is certainly not going away any time soon.
On the face of it, a leftist might think, “Who would object to that? Only crazy people would mind that! If you have nothing to hide you have nothing to worry about!”
Of course, nothing could be further from the truth.
The idea is as old as Communism! Russian leaders Stalin, Khrushchev, and Brezhnev imprisoned countless people who disagreed with their Communist agenda, labeling them “mentally defective” before sending them to prison, labor farms or worse.
China’s Chairman Mao did this too, denying people who questioned his policies the right to vote, travel, and more — claiming that they were “mentally defective.”
An idea like this would have sounded like far out fear-mongering in 2019 but has a lot more plausibility in 2021.
We’ve seen countless impositions on our right to vote normally, travel freely, do business, and much more in 2020.
Congresswoman Jackson-Lee and the radical leftists in Congress are trying to do the exact same thing: use the results of politically motivated mental health evaluations against gun owners who disagree with their socialist gun-grabbing agenda!
After all, H.R. 127 and those in Congress who support it would essentially weaponize the Department of Justice and mental health staffers against gun owners!
And once a federal employee — aka, not a doctor and not an unbiased person — has deemed you ‘mentally unfit’ for gun ownership, any claims you might make that you ARE mentally sound can be dismissed as the rantings of the crazy person.
“Of course he thinks he’s not crazy! They ALL do!”
Bearing Arms added a good point:
First, let’s look at the attorney general deciding what the evaluation process is. This is an attorney deciding how a psychologist is supposed to do their job. Nevermind that between that and needing approval by the AG, it’s possible to create a system where absolutely no one can get a gun, ever. Hell, just by not approving any psychologists, the AG could bar anyone from buying a gun.
On top of that, no other right protected by the Constitution requires a mental health check. If Congress can do this to the Second, what’s to stop them from requiring a mental health checkup to exercise the First Amendment right of free speech?
Nothing! It’s a dangerous precedent — and entirely unconstitutional.
And gun owners know that the Big Tech cartel would be happy to go along with silencing those that the government has deemed ‘mentally unfit!’
And just to pile on more reasons this provision of the bill is complete lunacy, it sets one more dangerous precedent. It places our gun rights in the hands of individuals. Fallible, biased, and prejudiced people. It’s no secret that some psychologists already think that anyone who wants a gun is psychologically unsound.
Our rights don’t begin once some psychologist signs off on them.
The anti-gun left is pushing hard for mega bills like this, hoping to get some parts of them to stick. But this bill needs to get shot down RIGHT NOW.
At least no Democrats would have guns.....
At least no Democrats would have guns.....
I have a liberal friend that has suggested this for years. He’s convinced that this is the only way to stop “gun violence”..............
Being Crazy is requirement a to be a Democrat Elite
I imagine she’ll be hearing from Texas in a big way.
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In what regards? Could you explain?
Why is this POS still in Congress?
I read this bill the other day. It’s very draconian.
She a representative from Texas. Texas is a major 2nd Amendment state. I can’t imagine Texans letting her get away with infringing on their rights. Their attorney general will act on behalf of the people. Shes a low IQ nothingburger.
As amazing as it sounds...
...this is up for grabs.
I hate that the pandemic left me in a financial position where it was necessary to sell all of my firearms. I even gave the buyers the ammo to go with them becuase without a firearm i had no use for ammunition. It was a hard deal since i lost so much money in the process.
Well, that’s better than losing them in a horrible boating accident!............... 😁
“It’s just as outrageous as it sounds!”
This is already being done. It is another redundant piece of a further intrusive bill.
https://giffords.org/lawcenter/gun-laws/policy-areas/background-checks/mental-health-reporting/
Federal law prohibits the sale of firearms to certain individuals with a history of mental illness. But if the government is going to require another test to prove what they already know, then it should be treated like jury duty. They should have to pay for your time.
wy69
She is in a safe district and has been for many years.
She’ll be elected as long as she wants to run. Yes a
lot of her constituents have guns but under strict laws
it would interesting to see how many would be approved.
But don’t dare get in the way of an abortion from happening!!!
Ain't it awful that one must try to reason, explain, cajole a politician into seeing something they certainly should already know.?
You can send them facts, charts, links to crime stats, a hundred different ways to see the truth of the matter.. But, I find it's like spitting into the wind, the only thing you get out of trying to reason with a politician (lawyer) is a bit of drool running down your chin... :(
Mental health checks required for Congress.
Jackson is proof that the reason some people are elected to office is so the city, town or village can get them out of town. Just too stupid to keep around so they are inflicted on the rest of us.
Blah, blah, blah.
I really would like to see Lee press the psych consult on her south Chicago and other gangbangin brethren, will wait for detailed results.
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