Posted on 02/06/2013 6:15:49 AM PST by lwd
Since PTSD is not physical it’s easy to get money from the VA for it. If you look at the vets getting 100% disabilty it’s usually for something mental. You can get a job with a physical disability but who will take a chance with some one when they have the “mental issue” tag?
Everyone knows that vets have a tendency to snap and go all Rambo. s/
I don't think a sheriff's office is qualified to judge the mental competency of anyone. Are they going to hire a team of medical professionals? Does the applicant get a chance for a current mental health evaluation, or does anything remotely questionable in a person's past disqualify them permanently?
This is a really good law!/s
I can just see it now. All those folks who are contemplating seeking medical help for depression will certainly seek it now - by going down to the local gun store instead of to their local quack. And if there’s no record of their ever having been treated for any kind of mental illness, well.....
Can these idiots not look one move ahead?
Looks to me like that sheriff is m entally defective and shouldn’t be allowed to own a firearm.
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: Elected and appointed government officials and employees have historically been responsible for far more innocent deaths than those caused by ordinary firearms owners during our history, that they are the ones who should be enduring background checks, dug checks, confiscatory policies, routine records audits and oversights.
Looks to me like that sheriff is m entally defective and shouldn’t be allowed to own a firearm.
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: Elected and appointed government officials and employees have historically been responsible for far more innocent deaths than those caused by ordinary firearms owners during our history, that they are the ones who should be enduring background checks, dug checks, confiscatory policies, routine records audits and oversights.
Only republicans/Conservatives. They will do a cross-check to political affiliation.
That is also on the OH CC application.
Come on you guys, you’re looking at this all wrong, we should embrace this idea. If seeing a Psychiatrist or Psychologist is ground for DENYING an “Inalienable Right”. Then we should Start by DISARMING every Police Officer in the County. Last time I checked, Police Are REQUIRED to do just that.
This sounds more like a solution looking for a problem than something that is likely to “solve” a genuine problem...
How many people have been prescribed wellbutrin or chantix for smoking cessation by a psychiatrist? Have you ever told your doctor you've used a controlled substance in the past?
Bingo...this is only for ccw and handgun permits. Long guns only require the NICS check.
If you are unable to handle a gun you should not be walking the streets. Period.
If you are unable to handle a gun you should not be walking the streets. Period.
Sheriff: So, you want to buy a gun?
Applicant: Yes.
Sheriff: Then you must be crazy. Application denied.
I wonder how Hipaa factors into this.
Actually, this touches on why I never go to a doctor.
Kinda how the military defines an alcoholic.
Do you drink alone-Sometimes
Do you drink for the taste-Sometimes
Do you have more than one drink-Sometimes
Any yes or sometimes answer and you are labeled an alcoholic.
Yeah...dealing with it here myself. Husband isn’t rated for PTSD, but a TBI. He sustained a penetrating head injury in Iraq. If one googles his name, can read what happened to him. He’s put in some applications here and there and never gets a call back, which is upsetting for him. He’s bored being stuck at home. I can’t say I blame him. So, I’m trying to encourage a return to school or volunteer work to keep busy.
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