A nutcase on EITHER side of the political spectrum should never be able to purchase a gun. Individuals recently committed for psychiatric care and/or on medication for serious mental health issues, someone posting threats of violence on social media, individuals with prior criminal records as a juvenile etc. are NOT flagged under our current system of background checks and Republicans are totally opposed to expanding the system as a form of unconstitutional “prior restraint”. I couldn’t care whether its Proud Boys, BLM or Troglodytes for Trump, they should never be allowed to access a gun. YUes, they could still commit horrific crimes with other weapons but more difficult
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