Barr has stated the need for "an effective system in place that can keep dangerous firearms out of the hands of mentally ill people."  If you took anti-depressants for a month two years ago, are you mentally ill?  If you are currently and successfully being treated for depression are you mentally ill?  If you have ADD or Tourette's are you mentally ill?  This creates a slippery slope. For example, the opioid bill enabled states to share information about those prescribed opiods - since opioids can affect cognitive functioning, i.e. alertness, could that be considered a mental illness? Even worse, some of the most mentally ill people aren't in treatment - Will they have an easier time getting/keeping a firearm than someone with a diagnosis of depression who responsibly seeks treatment?       And who will determine if someone is mentally ill?  Personal physicians may be biased in either direction.  Would the decision be in the hands of a possibly corrupt judge or a committee stacked with cabal cronies?    www.cnsnews.com/news/article/susan-jones/william-barr-explains-single-most-important-thing-we-can-do-gun-control