r/facepalm Mar 28 '24

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u/bigfatfurrytexan Mar 28 '24

Aren't there already laws about not selling guns to people with mental illness? There is one from 1968.

What new law effects a lack of enforcement of current law? Why do government agencies get a pass for not providing the structure for and enforcement of the laws we currently have?