My thoughts here are that this is an interesting example of cognitive dissonance. I guess the core issue isn’t if we agree the lunatic shouldn’t have a gun, but rather the philosophical question as to _if_ an authority is qualified to make that decision. I wonder how far this goes, if Libertarians believe that the state shouldn’t regulate guns whatsoever, should the state allow them inside prisons? Should violent ex-cons get their gun rights back with their freedom? I see some in this thread have argued that the military should have no weapon that a civilian can’t have, presumably this argument leads to personal nuke ownership. Just seems like a wantonly reckless policy.