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» Migisi - Law loopholes!

In response to Law loopholes! posted by paper_turtle:
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Seems to me one way around medical privavy issues would be to require gunshop owners to request reports of civil actions when they pertain to mental health issues.
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That responsibily is not on the business man (nor should it be, IMO), but on the law enforcement agency MANDATED by law to do the background checks to insure public safety. The application for a firearm goes to the state police. They are responsible to investigate backgrounds. No system is perfect. However, far more could be done to update and keep records current. And yes, I firmly believe that mental health records NEED to be included. The 'privacy' issue being used to excuse not including these records went out with the Patriot Act.

-- posted by Migisi