[PROCON]

The study suggests that those in the Military who own personal firearms are more likely to commit suicide.

https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2019/08/20/study-suggests-confiscating-personal-weapons-from-suicidal-service-members/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=Socialflow+MIL

[PROCON]

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[Responsibility2nd]

Are you being treated at the VA for PTSD?

No need to give up your guns. The men in the black Suburbans will personally come to your home and collect them for you.

[erkelly]

Military personnel who are likely to commit suicide do not belong in the military, whether or not they have weapons.

[SteveH]

but first, confiscate all weapons from congress critters and their bodyguards, so they can doublecheck that enforcing the law will not adversely affect anyone’s safety.

[originalbuckeye]

And of course, it will be hard core Leftist doctors who will decide who will and won’t get weapons, right?

[Renegade]

Why?

[FlingWingFlyer]

Here we go. The far left ***holes are on a roll. The first people they screw over are the veterans.

[TADSLOS]

Study also suggests not to enlist in the Navy since their target survey is heavily slanted towards sailors.

More drive by media gun control.

[metmom]

If they are suicidal, they’ll find some other way to do it.

Here’s an idea.......

Instead of confiscating their guns, how about dealing with the reason they are suicidal?

Then their guns won’t be an issue.

[Ben Hecks]

If they get this, the next step will be to assume that any service member who has served in combat has had, has or might possiblyl have PTSD must surrender their personal weapons as a precautionary measure.

[Blood of Tyrants]

Again, if a person is a danger to himself/herself or others, taking their gun away won’t stop them from renting a truck and plowing down a crowded sidewalk or taking a handful of sleeping pills. If a person can’t be trusted with a gun, they should be involuntarily committed to a mental hospital until they are stable.

[familyop]

So it’s about active personnel under the UCMJ and depressed enough to possibly commit suicide. How about having them turn in weapons for safekeeping as a temporary measure until confirmed to be stable for a reasonable period of time? Smart civilians or their families would do the same for themselves if depressed to that extent. At least have a trusted family member, friend or commercial service keep them secured, until the affected person’s condition is all clear. It’s an interesting problem.

As an aside, people talk much about the broad generalization label, PTSD. That’s quite a racket for psychs, authors, screenwriters and others. One can think or obsess about the past, but one cannot live in the past. The past isn’t happening. The present is, and the future will.

As for scanning the terrain or looking behind doors, so what? Those are only physical habits that don’t need to be accompanied by emotions—good habits for millions of people with long term experiences in dangerous environments or duties related to various kinds of security services. And you’re not alone.

Find a comfortable position. Think about something that is both peaceful and enjoyable right now. During the moment after this one, keep doing that. Put on some easy listening music or a recording of ocean waves and seagulls. Breath slowly through the nose into the abdomen, and exhale through the mouth. Then think of nothingness for fifteen minutes.