While we all agree that persons with true " mental illness" should not have access to guns - I have concerns about this same argument. Who gets to decide what constitutes "mental illness" ? If I gave you anti-depressants in the past after some traumatic events occurred in your life - does that preclude you ever owning a gun ? Deciding what constitutes mental illness and who gets to decide who is mentally ill is a very slippery slope !
Could also result in people not taking their meds so they can keep their guns. Or not getting the help they need for the same reason.
