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zincwarrior · January 10, 2013, 10:16 AM

Thats excellent. I'm sure most of the mentally ill are just fine. Serious cases (meaning ones with illnesses where they could harm themselves or others) should not be permitted around firearms.

Having said that, people who exhibiting symptoms of strong mental illness, have run ins with authorities, or other wise trigger security alerts (aka the Aurora killer triggering security committees at his university on how to deal with him) should be fully investigated and given the treatment they need.

Additionally, if you're on any type of mind altering drug, you should be restricted from having firearms. A quick look at most of the recent mass shootings involve persons with strong psychotropic drugs, or just flat out crazies.

January 10, 2013, 10:16 AM	#55
zincwarrior Senior Member Join Date: July 1, 2011 Location: Texas, land of Tex-Mex Posts: 2,259	Thats excellent. I'm sure most of the mentally ill are just fine. Serious cases (meaning ones with illnesses where they could harm themselves or others) should not be permitted around firearms. Having said that, people who exhibiting symptoms of strong mental illness, have run ins with authorities, or other wise trigger security alerts (aka the Aurora killer triggering security committees at his university on how to deal with him) should be fully investigated and given the treatment they need. Additionally, if you're on any type of mind altering drug, you should be restricted from having firearms. A quick look at most of the recent mass shootings involve persons with strong psychotropic drugs, or just flat out crazies.