“likely to engage in conduct that would result in serious harm to self or others.”
If so, they need to be immediately hospitalized yes?
In that case, since they don’t go to the hospital w/weapons, and are released when they are no longer a danger, there is no need to restrict weapons on this basis.
They won’t have them in the hospital.
For McLuhan, the medium is the message.
For the MD or nurse, the hospital is the weapon.