{"id":39146,"date":"2014-01-03T18:59:46","date_gmt":"2014-01-03T23:59:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=39146"},"modified":"2014-01-03T18:59:46","modified_gmt":"2014-01-03T23:59:46","slug":"white-house-proposes-rules-for-gun-owners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=39146","title":{"rendered":"White House proposes rules for gun owners"},"content":{"rendered":"

This Friday afternoon, Vice president Bite Me’s office announced that the president will propose two new rules in regards to mental health and gun ownership, according to Fox News<\/a>;<\/p>\n

One proposal would formally give permission to states to submit “the limited information necessary to help keep guns out of potentially dangerous hands,” without having to worry about the privacy provisions in a law known as HIPAA. <\/p>\n

“The proposed rule will not change the fact that seeking help for mental health problems or getting treatment does not make someone legally prohibited from having a firearm,” the statement said. “Furthermore, nothing in the proposed rule would require reporting on general mental health visits or other routine mental health care, or would exempt providers solely performing these treatment services from existing privacy rules.” <\/p>\n

The other proposal would clarify that those who are involuntarily committed to a mental institution — both inpatient and outpatient — count under the law as “committed to a mental institution.” According to the administration, this change will help clarify for states what information to provide to the background check system, as well as who is barred from having guns. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

On it’s face, I see no problem with these proposals, in light of the fact that all of the headline-producing multiple-victim shootings in the last couple of years were perpetrated by folks who should not have guns because of their history of mental health issues. That seems to be the biggest problem – normal gun owners aren’t killing people, it’s the not-so-normals. Holmes, Loughner and Lanza were all being treated but they weren’t entered into the national background checks system. Maybe this will help, but it worries me that government will do like it always does and abuse the new authority. I’ll wait to read the new Proposed Rule when it publishes in the Federal Register before passing judgement.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the White House\/Obama Administration is passing the buck on gun control to Congress according to the Washington Post<\/a>;<\/p>\n

“The administration\u2019s two new executive actions will help ensure that better and more reliable information makes its way into the background check system,” the White House said in a statement. “The administration also continues to call on Congress to pass common-sense gun safety legislation and to expand funding to increase access to mental health services.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Yeah, well, if the White House can close the “lunatic loophole”, that ought to be all of the gun control we need. And why isn’t the Washington Post asking why, if the President can do this now, didn’t he do it before? Was he hoping for another mass shooting he could blame on Congress?<\/p>\n

The Washington Times<\/a> quotes the White House;<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile the vast majority of Americans who experience a mental illness are not violent, in some cases when persons with a mental illness do not receive the treatment they need, the result can be tragedies such as homicide or suicide,\u201d the White House said in a memo outlining the actions.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Yeah, well an even more vast majority of gun owners are not violent either, they don’t commit suicide or homicides – but they’re the ones who are punished by the government every time there’s a shooting. Colorado, New York, Maryland, Connecticut.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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