re: We should create a national database for background checks

I love the OP as a troll, and I hate to ruin it by discussing it seriously, but there needs to be some improvements to the system.

1) Some law enforcement agencies are not inputting the data on arrests and convictions.

Some rural agencies (I’m looking at you Tangipahoa!) are extremely behind the times technologically. Some jurisdictions have bought into the “remove the stigma” rhetoric too much, and have simply chosen to limit access to conviction information.

There are just too many gaps in the front end of the system. This needs to be addressed.

2) There has not been a significant push on the mental health side to get this information into the system. I don’t even know who has the authority to tell the FBI to put that info into the database. Psychiatrists? (With or without a court order?); School Boards? This is probably the biggest area that needs to be addressed.