Reply #22: So 61,564 people who have been legally determined to have a dangerous mental condition ...

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can walk into an Oregon gun store and buy firearms.

Sounds like something important enough to raise hell about.

More info at:
http://www.bradycampaign.org/legislation/backgroundchecks/nics/

Note: I normally do not support the Brady Campaign but I honestly believe that the Brady Act and the NICS background check system the NRA won as a concession are examples of gun legislation that actually accomplish something rather than merely make people feel good.

From 1994 through 2008, 1.8 million attempted firearm purchases were blocked by the Brady background check system. For checks done by the Federal Bureau of Investigation in 2008, felons accounted for 56 percent of denials and fugitives from justice accounted for 13 percent of denials<18>. In April 2009, the FBI announced it had completed its 100 millionth NICS approval since its inception 10 years before.<19>
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brady_Handgun_Violence_Prevention_Act