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Gun Control & RKBA
In reply to the discussion: Gun Range Suicides [View all]Francis Marion
(250 posts)75. Yes!
How about a cooling off period before crossing the Golden Gate.
You could buy a ticket and submit to a psychological profile before traveling across the bridge the next day.
Before buying a bottle of Boone's Farm, you could get permission from an AA counselor; you could buy it ten days later only if they're convinced you're not about to go on a bender.
People could buy tickets for the Grand Canyon the year prior to when they plan to visit; that way, there will be time for a battery of psychiatric exams and tests which they must pass in order to enjoy a summer vacation.
You really have hit upon a strategy for better living through mandatory benevolent arbitrary caution.
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It would prevent the depressed guy from using the range to kill himself. nt
mikeb302000
Oct 2012
#22
how do we know he was depressed? perhaps he had terminal cancer and was in terrible pain
trouble.smith
Oct 2012
#32
No, it only reflects badly on the person who creates a horrific mess for others.
PavePusher
Oct 2012
#68
" Renting guns to suicidal people is wrong and every effort should be made to stop it. "
4th law of robotics
Oct 2012
#9
Only callous and biased gun owners think that the loss of human life is acceptable. nt
mikeb302000
Oct 2012
#64
Law Does Not Allow Them to Rent to Someone Who Appears Intoxicated
fightthegoodfightnow
Oct 2012
#52
At the range where I shoot, you don't rent a firearm unless you come in with one.
Simo 1939_1940
Oct 2012
#59