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Re:Mental illness, mass shootings, and the politics of Ameri... by buscoquadnary on Wednesday May 25, 2022 @07:15PM (#31512097)
The constitution already has that in account however you need a constitutional amendment that would require 3/4 majority in both houses of Congress to approve that.

However right now trust in the government is so low that even if the constitution was amended many gun owners would probably be unlikely to accept the result.

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Re:Mental illness, mass shootings, and the politics of Ameri... by LodeOfCode on Thursday May 26, 2022 @01:45AM (#31515049)
>require 3/4 majority in both houses of Congress

2/3rds of each house, 3/4ths of the states

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