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[deleted] t1_izt7vp8 wrote

This is completely useless. Now people who would never buy a gun can virtue signal and tell their friends that the banned themselves from buying a gun? Okay…it was always okay to not buy a gun. And there’s a 7 day wait to revoke it? There’s already a 10 day wait on “assault weapons” in Washington. And up to 10 day wait for pistol purchases. This is feel good BS that doesn’t actually do anything useful.

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Alhazzared t1_iztp18p wrote

Well I'm bipolar. I'd ban myself from guns. So I couldn't just go buy a shotgun in an episode in a single day and remove the top of my head. I think it's a good idea.

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DeapPurple t1_izts0p3 wrote

I love guns and own many. I thought this sounded completely stupid. You make a great point, this totally should be a thing.

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ApollosBucket t1_izu6c2f wrote

Eh disagree. It could help prevent self harm for people who know they can fall into suicidal thoughts and make rash decisions.

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shooketh_not_stireth t1_iztnm5c wrote

And you can walk in and out with a manual action rifle in as much time as it takes a background check to clear. This isn't something that's going to stop a mass shooting, but if someone's feeling the tug of the abyss, it could be what they need at that moment.

As long as this isn't something that law enforcement starts pressuring people into, I'm fine with this.

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sleeknub t1_iztjkuq wrote

That’s what most politics is these days, it seems.

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