nca225 and keith are in lock-step on this---backdoor registration---except more than Democrats pushing it. Canada's public broadcaster television last night featured "weaponizing," making "fortresses" of US schools. As nca225 says, left and right are playing the fear game. Another interesting point is that the call for background checks was so strong in Canada that it became more rigid this year by investigating a lifetime, no longer five years before application. And mental health is only part of it.