Letter: Red flag laws justified even if few mentally ill buy guns

The alternative of even a miniscule number of those who are mentally ill purchasing a gun to right their perceived grudges justifies red flag laws.

Re: “Blaming mentally ill is national shame” (Letter to the editor, Aug. 8):

Kohli Singh’s letter states that 43 million people in the United States have mental issues and 56 percent do not receive treatment, therefore a red flag law to prevent the purchase of fire arms is discrimination.

While I cannot verify the above numbers, I can state that where those with mental issues are free to not seek treatment and carry whatever grudges they have against the public by buying a gun and shooting innocents may be discriminatory, but the alternative of even a miniscule number of those who are mentally ill purchasing a gun to right their perceived grudges justifies red flag laws.

Charlie Shoemaker
Sunnyvale

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