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The operable word is “some”. I’ve read statistics that say about 10% of us are “mentally ill”. Most are no threat to anybody. I happen to live in one of our nation’s largest open air lunatic asylums (possibly the largest if you include our political class) and I see mentally ill people on the street every day. They range from guys who just can’t get it together and end up pan handling to guys who can’t figure out why a toilet is better place than their pants to defecate (that one eventually got taken away.)

The problem is, “mental illness” could be used as an excuse by gun grabbers to deprive people of their rights.

When someone is determined by a physician to be potentially dangerous the physician should be absolved of confidentiality requirements and should have the responsibility to report the mentally ill person to the courts. The courts should have to grant a hearing and the patient’s constitutional rights under the due process clause should still apply but such people should be subject to having their gun rights restricted by the courts.

Unfortunately a lot of people here don’t share that view. I had expected to come back from watching the football game (a mild neurosis) and find that I had been flamed by a couple of dozen people. I guess it pays to come late to the party. :o)

Thanks for your reasonable response.