I used to work in community mental health and know that all schizophrenics (and certainly not all people seeking mental health services) are a danger to others. Some are and some aren't. A natural right is one that govt is not supposed to be able to regulate. Go read the 2nd Amendment before you argue. "... the right of the people shall not be infringed ..." It doesn't even say by whom. It just says "SHALL NOT".

I agree with you that paranoid schizophrenics should not have guns, but if we're serious that this is a RIGHT and not a regulated privilege allowed by the govt until it isn't anymore, then we need to be very careful in how we discuss "prudent measures".

The argument sounds reasonable until you realize that less sensible people would take guns away from anyone who has ever sought MH treatment, veterans (because they might have PTSD), people who vote Republican or Libertarian because that shows they're not right-thinking .... It's a slippery slope when we mess with SHALL NOT.