I am of the opinion that the background checks should be done to ensure that guns are sold to the right people and even mental checks as well, everyone has the right to own a gun but not everyone is entitled to have one.
Who is going to administer the testing? Who developed the tests? Are they fair tests? Are they the same no matter which psychologist developed them? If they are different, who determines which tests are selected. Is he a sane person when making the test selections?
Forget it.
Arm everyone, and when a wrong is done, present the facts to the jury, and let the people decide.
I actually agree with Joe Brook here. And listen why.
When criminal gets out of prison you have absolutely no idea, if he is reformed or not. On the same note, when your country is being flooded by immigrants from war torn place, you might just have a terrorist in your neighbourhood.
Yes, protecting you family and estate is your God given right. As is checking on people, who had bad track record on using them. Criminal record, immigrant status and past of drug abuse should put an individual on black list for atleast a couple of years before he can prove him/herself to society as trustworthy.
These "newcomers" coming from repressive environment should put a little work for the freedom too, dont you think so?