Growing up in the 60s...I have so much mistrust for the Government. I really have a problem with Feds regulating who is "Mentally Defective" and who is not.
It is so unfortunate that after any national tragedy more of our civil rights go out from under us. I wonder where it could all end. Zero freedom?
I can't think of a more negative term to be used than "Defective" too. May as well say "useless pieces of s#$*"! I feel we've never quite dealt with the stigma of mental illness correctly yet. All one has to do is watch T.V. for one night to attest to that. "Mentally Defective" pushes us back a few good notches...to be sure. Helps nothing...but paranoia.
I still believe that people have the right to self defense...so I gotta honor that. How to make it fair?...?
J.M.H.O.
m.b.