Why aren't military/veterans the first to advocate for mental health screenings for gun ownership?

MAJ Bryan Zeski - I never said it wasn't under assault (it is). I also didn't mention the hoops that one must jump through to obtain some of the previously mentioned items. Between the detailed forms, highly intrusive background checks, $200 tax stamp (essentially a poll tax) for NFA items, as well as the overall amount of governmental red tape. Some of those items also cost tens of thousands of dollars to own and maintain.

Hey Guys, Its not infringement but I think common sense should be applied. In every situation related to having the right to bare arms it should never be infringed upon by government. However, remember there are a lot of brainwashed, antisocial, fear Mongering end times, end of the world thinkers out there that can be really dangerous. A lot of mentally ill people who have these guns and ammunitions that make it hard for us in the end when they do some really stupid stuff...

We can never be a gun free zone in any circumstances because we the militia are a well trained group who can defend this nation against a tyrannical government and there supporters...

PO1 Jesse Armstrong - The problem is, Jesse, that I have read on this forum, military members who think that semi-automatic AR 15's should not be allowed for American citizens! What hogwash! My full semi-auto clip magazine assault rifle is safe for even a general to use!

MSgt Steve Sweeney -
http://www.ncsl.org/research/civil-and-criminal-justice/possession-of-a-firearm-by-the-mentally-ill.aspx

Sgt (Join to see) - Now we are getting somewhere... So in the case of the shooter in Florida, the Florida law would apply - Fla. Stat. Ann. §§ 790.065:
"Upon receipt of a request for a criminal history record check, the Department of Law Enforcement shall, during the licensee’s call or by return call forthwith:
Review any records available to determine if the potential buyer or transferee:
Has been adjudicated mentally defective or has been committed to a mental institution by a court, and as a result is prohibited by state or federal law from purchasing a firearm."

What records were available that determined Cruz had been adjudicated "mentally defective" or committed to a mental institution? Do the police reports that were available meet this criteria for reporting? I don't believe so.

Bottom line, was the law, as written, sufficient and people failed to enforce it (if so, who), or does the law require revision to be effective?

What people aren't realizing is that the VAST majority of these shooters are NOT mentally ill. They are merely EVIL. They know right from wrong, they just don't care, and I say that as a retired LEO of 25 years. What changed from the 20th century???? The way parents have given up their responsibility to raise children correctly.

.....as with most of our laws, ENFORCEMENT is the real issue. We have way too many gun laws....and it appears (From the way the media is reporting it) that enforcement is haphazard at best.

SSG Robert Webster - Read what??? Enforce the laws we already Have? Did you read my post? Those laws were ignored because it was a setup between the city government and the police NOT to enforce those laws because it would affect the monies they were receiving from said government. Perhaps you should read the further developments on this story.

PO1 Don Rowan - That is just it, they did not enforce the law or school policies and you are correct, they (the authorities responsible) did not do it because of $$. That however does not alter the supposition that if the law and school policies had been followed that in all likely hood that this incident would not have occurred. And that is the bottom line.

What do you think I was saying? There was criminal action by the sheriff and local government.

just because you have a MHI don't mean you can't carry a weapon, I have been out of the Army since 2008 and I have PTSD and never tried to buy or carry a weapon since, Now I'm coming up on a EXP assignment OCONUS with the government and I am told I have to carry a fire arm in theater to protect myself, You think they should give me a weapon because I am treated with PTSD? More then half of the military soldiers have some kind of PTSD you and your leadership need to look for the signs of danger. I would not rather carry a fire arm because I will have soldiers all around me but who can you trust these days who got your 6. I have to get a medical screening and a wavier to carry so if you have a soldier who you think might be a issues you better get them an evaluation before you set your own trap.