One size fits all solutions never go over well – nor should they.  Good government does not come from lowest common denominator solutions – it comes from well thought out policies.  From News-Record.com:

But the bill is opposed by gun rights groups, including Grass Roots North Carolina.

“People who have been ordered to out-patient treatment are not a danger to themselves or others,” said Paul Valone, Grass Roots’ president.

Only those committed to a mental institution should have their gun ownership rights taken away, he said.

“If somebody is dangerous they should be removed from the population,” Valone said. “They could pick up a samurai sword and go clean house with that.”

Although the bill allows a person to petition to remove his name, Valone said the process is too cumbersome and would require exposing too much personal information.

Valone estimated that tens of thousands of people could lose their gun ownership privileges under this bill.

This is not the first bill offered in recent years aimed at restricting gun ownership by those with mental illnesses. Rep. Maggie Jeffus proposed a law that would have created a state database used by sheriffs to report when they reject pistol permits. That bill folded due to pressure from gun rights groups.

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