[Hugh R]

I think the guy was lucid enough to pass a cursory psych eval for purchasing a gun. How much psych eval would you think is reasonable? 1 minute, 5, 60? What criteria is adequate? Background checks look to see if you have a criminal history, and for the most part, they work. If you're a nut case, it's probably come out in the past, one way or another. I have no problem with background checks or reasonable waiting periods. I remember about 20 years ago in Texas if you had a Texas driver's license you could go to a 24 hour bait & tackle shop and at the drive in buy a fifth of Jack Daniels and a 357 at 2AM without ever getting out of your pickup truck. That to me is a little too loose.