Citation please Naomi.
..."Under this bill, based solely on a diagnosis of a psychiatrist,...
Who is most capable of diagnosing mental health issues, your hairdresser?
Way too much wrong with this piece.
“.”Each year, tens of thousands of barred individuals slip through the cracks of the system and gain access to firearms...”
According to the “findings” in this bill, http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/F?c110:1:./temp/~c110BqZtGe:e2342:
“From November 30, 1998, through December 31, 2004, nearly 49,000,000 Brady background checks were processed through NICS. Approximately 916,000 individuals were prohibited from purchasing a firearm for failing a background check.”
That is ONLY 1.87% of those who were checked. Not a very good refusal rate in the eyes of these asses.