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And, there is the problem. How do we identify people who are likely to go off the deep end and start killing people?
And, if they're at that point, is preventing them from having guns going to stop them?
No. But a 10 and 2 of Haldol and Ativan in the ass might. Once you identify the risk, you can pursue involuntary commitment procedures.
How do we identify all of them? I guess first we have to disallow people from being reclusive. Most people who are out in the open about their bat**** crazy violent schemes get scooped up and dealt with. Happens all the time all over the country, really, just do some shadowing in an ER sometime. Most crazy folks are terrible at concealing the risks they pose, and law enforcement deals with them regularly. Some folks are very secretive and so I guess to identify the ones who would otherwise successfully carry out an attack requires banning reclusive, introverted or secretive tendencies altogether. Maybe we can ramp up our government social worker force and have all people be subject to monthly home-based mental health assessments?
I'm being sarcastic. There's no way to prevent the occasional tragedy. Just prepare yourself for the unpredictable and spread the word that a well-armed populace is the best defense against both tyranny and anarchy.