> a proof of mental sanity

A "proof of mental sanity" would be a far more concerning overreach than 3D printer bans or gun bans, especially as we see things which are mandatory in a society become something tantamount to personhood. I don't really know how one would even envision implementing such a thing.

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nine_k 3 days ago | parent [-]

Can you get a driver's license if you're visibly insane? The same standard should apply to getting a gun. A gun is comparably lethal.

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lynndotpy 3 days ago | parent | next [-]

That is different than the proposed test for sanity.

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nine_k 2 days ago | parent [-]

Is a proof of lack of insanity a proof of sanity?

	▲	lynndotpy 2 days ago \| parent \| next [-]
		To start with, "visibly insane" is a ludicrous idea. Further, yes, you can get a license despite being "visibly insane". Some people consider it insane to believe in a deity, to not to, to smoke cigarettes, to have dyed hair, to have an electric car, to have a lime car, to own a Nissan, etc. During my test, the tester said nobody should drive if they hadn't gotten 10 hours of sleep, and I admitted I had only had six or seven. I still got my license. Interpreted generously, maybe some small percentage of "insane people" are visibly so. Even then, looking at someone is not a proof of a lack of sanity. Sanity isn't a thing you can test for, it's definitely not something the government should test for. To make the implied question explicit: How do you envision positively testing for sanity? How would you feel if this test were implemented in 1940, 1900, 1860, 1820, etc? Would your feelings about that differ by the inclination of the politicians in power?
	▲	RugnirViking 2 days ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		are you aware of the history of mental institutions and insanity charges being used to suppress political dissidents around the world? Most notably in the USSR but the west has also done this sort of thing.

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3 days ago | parent | prev [-]

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