Senate Candidate Wants ‘Preemptive’ Mental Health Checks For AR-15 Owners
1 sourceUpdated Jul 1, 2026
The independent challenging Republican Nebraska Sen. Pete Ricketts called for owners of modern semiautomatic firearms to undergo a mental health evaluation every five years as a prerequisite to renew registration of the…
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