Poll: Gun Owners With Mental Illnesses

[KushinLos]

Anyone who really wants to can get whatever they want be it drugs, guns, etc within a certain amount of time. The Tucson shooter likely got the money to purchase the guns from his parents, providing they didn't purchase them for him. As more has come out, I seriously doubt a responsible shop would have sold him the guns. Don't think he could have acted not crazy long enough to pass scrutiny.

As for gun ownership itself, whether you have a mental disorder or not, I tend to say yes. Mostly it has to do with not being for anything that disarms victims and not liking unintended consequences of government edicts.

 

[WolfThomas]

In Australia if you have or have had a mental illness you have to attach a doctor's report that you're safe, so it's probably like that. A doctor would rule that you where safe, though now that you I mention fear of litigation might be a problem, so it would need to be a doctor who knows you closely.

The problem though is more people with diagnosed mental illness though.

 

[Souplex]

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But they aren't as good.

 

[s0p0g]

nope, as shouldn't anyone else, except for police and armed forces, of course ^^

 

[nuba km]

ones that make you violent or depressed yes. others no.

 

[Woodsey]

I don't think they're referring (or even considering) illnesses like OCD.

 

[RicoADF]

In Australia if you have or have had a mental illness you have to attach a doctor's report that you're safe, so it's probably like that. A doctor would rule that you where safe, though now that you I mention fear of litigation might be a problem, so it would need to be a doctor who knows you closely.

The problem though is more people with diagnosed mental illness though.

Theres alot more to it than that, its more like Finland where its strictly controlled and you need a reason to own a firearm.

 

[theevilsanta]

A stupidly worded poll. Should anyone at all own guns? Including governments? It would be best if they warped out of existence. But is it OK for a mentally ill person (assuming depression, ADD, etc) to own a gun? Yes. Definitely.

 

[WolfThomas]

In Australia if you have or have had a mental illness you have to attach a doctor's report that you're safe, so it's probably like that. A doctor would rule that you where safe, though now that you I mention fear of litigation might be a problem, so it would need to be a doctor who knows you closely.

The problem though is more people with diagnosed mental illness though.

Theres alot more to it than that, its more like Finland where its strictly controlled and you need a reason to own a firearm.

Well I meant in addition to the rest of the hoops you have to jump through. I've my category A+B license. My sister was able to get hers even with a past history of depression, however I know a guy who was unable (and rightly so) to get his because he was being medicated for paranoid schizophenia.