there needs to be tighter restrictions with regards to guns and mental illness. president trump actually undid an obama-era regulation that year involving mental health restrictions on gun purchases. congress went along and the president signed it. the nra was for undoing it, but so were some mental health groups as well. what do you want to see proposed? i would suggest something very specific. let me give you two examples. one, if there s an intervention program, let s say something similar to a gang intervention program for youth that have mental health issues, should we require a standard as high as a judge saying that person shouldn t have a weapon? i would say no. i would be happy with a mental health professional saying this personal shouldn t have access to a weapon. we don t have to go to a judge. second thing i would say, which will never happen in this country but i believe in it, if you go for treatment to a trained clinical individual for certain types of mental disorder
so what is that line? where is that line? when we can actually get the information we need, have thorough background checks, not violate people s second amendment rights but protect the public. right now we are not able to do it. phil, you have been vocal there needs to be tighter restrictions with regards to guns and mental illness. president trump actually undid an obama-era regulation that year involving mental health restrictions on gun purchases. congress went along and the president signed it. the nra was for undoing it, but so were some mental health groups as well. what do you want to see proposed? i would suggest something very specific. let me give you two examples. one, if there s an intervention program let s say something similar to a gang intervention program for youth that have mental health issues, should we require a standard as high as a judge saying that person shouldn t have a weapon? i would say no. i would be happy with a mental