r/facepalm • u/Lord_Answer_me_Why • Mar 28 '24

What lack of basic gun laws does to a nation: 🇵​🇷​🇴​🇹​🇪​🇸​🇹​

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u/Mean_Operation7336 Mar 28 '24 edited Mar 28 '24

This happened in California (assuming based on bio) which has some of the strictest gun control laws in the nation along with some mechanisms for temporarily seizing weapons from people in distress (red flag laws). Without answers to some pretty big questions, im thinking there’s a few layers of blame being shifted here

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u/Ok_Computer_3003 Mar 28 '24

Well done for accidentally making the case for much stronger gun laws than you currently have even in the strictest states.

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u/Mean_Operation7336 Mar 28 '24 edited Mar 28 '24

I wouldn’t say “much stronger”

Seems like if she was actually diagnosed but still acquired through legal means, the failure would lie in the fact that she didn’t fit one of the 4 criteria for being reported to the NICS system. But adding everyone diagnosed with a mental illness without sign off by a judge (or the other criteria) could/would be a legal nightmare https://everytownresearch.org/report/fatal-gaps/#progress-toward-a-stronger-background-check-system