Katrina Brees wants Louisiana to be the next state to establish the registry. That ought to be an easy policy for Gov. John Bel Edwards and the Legislature to champion.
This isn't an erosion of the Second Amendment, it is a lifeline for people who are desperately ill. There were 677 suicides in 2016 in Louisiana -- 440 of them were by firearms.
How many of those people might have been saved by a registry like the one Ms. Brees is advocating?
Alabama Sen. Trip Pittman sponsored a self-registry bill in the spring legislative session but ran out of time to get it passed. Sen. Pittman, a member of the NRA, said the gun rights lobby told him it wouldn't oppose his legislation. That is telling.
A legislator with a similar background to Sen. Pittman's ought to sponsor the registry legislation in Louisiana.
The registry generally works like this: People put their names on a do-not-sell list and that information is entered into the National Instant Criminal Background System. You can remove your name, but there is a waiting period of one to three weeks before a gun purchase is allowed. That is a safety measure to keep people from removing their names on impulse to commit suicide.
People on the no-sell list also can provide contact information for family or friends they want notified if they ask to be removed from the registry.
So, the power of the State to make them choose an overpass, body of water, knife or otherwise is going to help?
Anyone want to teach a logic class?
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Perhaps there should be a voluntary "You cannot buy another gun you don't need" registry? I know this would have the support of the wives of many collectors! (Note I am not really advocating this as it would curtail my future purchases.)
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Sen. Pittman, a member of the NRA, said the gun rights lobby told him it wouldn't oppose his legislation. That is telling.
I have no problem with anyone not buying a gun if they choose not to, but I also understand the point of the OP. Not having a gun isn't going to stop someone from attempting to commit suicide.
Until someone gets put on the list that doesn't actually want to be there... overreaching family member, identity theft, etc.
In no way, shape, or form is this a proper function of government or use of taxpayer resources.
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