New York Bill Would Require Passing a Mental Health Exam Before Buying a Gun

AB-7771 adds not only a mental health exam but also numerous other hoops to jump through before purchasing a firearm. Such as applying for a hunting license if you buy a shotgun or rifle. What if you don’t want one for that purpose? As Dan Wos says, this just seems like a way to make it so that obtaining a firearm legally is extremely hard, making it harder for law-abiding citizens to defend themselves.

Relates to establishing additional requirements to purchase a firearm, shotgun or rifle; requires a person to apply for a hunting license prior to the purchase of a shotgun or rifle; establishes additional requirements for all firearms, shotguns and rifles including taking a five hour gun safety course and exam, passing a shooting range test with 90% accuracy, providing notarized proof of a passed drug test and mental health evaluation, providing proof of purchase of firearm and ammunition safe storage depositories and passing a criminal background check.