Why is someone who is not mentally competent enough to stand trial allowed to return to society? He should have been under medical supervision, not wandering the streets.
The Gun Control Act (GCA), codified at 18 U.S.C. § 922(g), makes it unlawful for certain categories of persons to ship, transport, receive, or possess firearms or ammunition, to include any person:
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who has been adjudicated as a mental defective or has been committed to any mental institution;
Shouldn’t it be a crime to give a loaded gun to someone who is mentally incompetent to stand trial?
Why is someone who is not mentally competent enough to stand trial allowed to return to society? He should have been under medical supervision, not wandering the streets.
That costs money. If we spent money on medical needs, who would fund the war machine?
It is a crime.
https://www.atf.gov/firearms/identify-prohibited-persons