How to pass a Defacto gun ban by pushing for a "mental heath background checks" the average wait time for a Medically Necessary appointment is 1-2 months
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Other thoughts: the average wait time for a medically necessary appointment is often 1-2 months, and occasionally even longer. Given that there may be an estimated 100 million gun owners, a conservative estimate, requiring mental health background checks would create a significant backlog and potential waiting times spanning several years if not completely unavailable. Moreover, it is plausible that only a limited number of doctors would be willing to conduct these checks. Another issue that would make these checks only available to the rich and well connected.
Insurance companies do not and are not required cover things that are not medically necessary. A example of that is elective plastic surgery. These checks may not be covered by insurance at all. Costing gun owners hundreds to thousands of dollars.
Of course these policies is a regressive tax. These policies would hurt minority groups. People who lack transportation. Single parents who lack reliable child care. The lower income class to even the middle class.
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