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There have been at least 50 school shootings in the United States so far this year, as of September 19. Thirteen were on college campuses, and 37 were on K-12 school grounds. The incidents left 24 people dead and at least 66 other victims injured, according to CNN’s analysis of events reported by the Gun Violence Archive, Education Week and Everytown for Gun Safety.
https://www.cnn.com/us/school-shootings-fast-facts-dg/index.html
Yeah, this is a slippery slope. Imagine you have a neighbor you don't get along with. They could just report you for "mentally unstable behavior" and then you are added to a watch list! Then, of course, this list would be shared across government agencies, because "for safety". This would affect every decision you make for the rest of your life! It's almost like you would have a "red flag" attached to your name for the rest of your life!
All because someone just didn't like you.
Judging by your comment, we are in agreement that "red flag laws" are NOT a good idea!
Gun stores are the final decider on who is and isn't buying guns. There should be more training for them, but also more liability attached as well. They know the people who are making straw purchases and they ignore it because they want sales.
I know quite a few local FFLs and not a single one of them would risk their license and livelihood by knowingly selling to straw purchasers.
I fucking wish we could share medical details between government agencies, but we can't even competently share driver's license info.