Background Checks for the Mentally Ill

[MACDRIVE]

Shall I run out and buy a gun? Shall I run out and buy a gun before my right to bare arms as an American citizen goes away because I'm a mentally ill person? I've never had any desire to own a gun, but I'm a bit concerned that sometime in the near future I won't be allowed to purchase one.

I have no criminal record what-so-ever and yet I'm still one of those dangerous mentally ill people that everyone keeps referring to as a danger if I owned a gun. :cool:

[pseudobrit]

Shall I run out and buy a gun before my right to bare arms as an American citizen goes away because I'm a mentally ill person?

I don't know why you'd need to buy a gun to enjoy short-sleeved shirts.

[MACDRIVE]

I'm kind of worried about what kind of information gets put into the background check data base. What if I go to apply for a job and they run a background check on me and discover that I'm whacked out six ways from Sunday?

[pseudobrit]

I'm kind of worried about what kind of information gets put into the background check data base. What if I go to apply for a job and they run a background check on me and discover that I'm whacked out six ways from Sunday?

What if you get the job and they discover you're whacked out six ways from Sunday?

[MACDRIVE]

What if you get the job and they discover you're whacked out six ways from Sunday?

They'd have to come up with some other excuse to fire me then; which would be easy for them I'm sure.

[Desertrat]

Purchase of any firearm from any licensed dealer necessitates filling out the federal form 4473. Lying is perjury. Ten years, $20K fine. Name, address, date and place of birth, photo ID, SS #. Description and serial # of firearm.

If you've not been indicted for a crime for which the punishment could be two years or more, no problem. If you've not been adjudicated into a mental institution, no problem. There will be a check of criminal background via the National Instant Check System, where via phone from the dealer the FBI checks through the computers of the National Crime Information System. this commonly only takes a few minutes

Permanent-resident aliens may purchase firearms.

Some states have further requirements, such as a permission card for owning a firearm, and complete registration with the local police. Some states have waiting periods, of varying lengths of time. Some states, three days; California, two weeks.

For those who had court-ordered treatment for mental health problems, ten years of problem-free life as certified by a doctor re-establishes eligibility under federal law for purchase of a firearm. (This is a recollection; don't cite this as authoritative.)

If court records have been sealed, criminal and/or mental records are not entered into "the system". Privacy laws often preclude the entry of cases of mental health problems into law-enforcement databases.

Voluntary treatment for mental health problems does not preclude purchase of a firearm.

'Rat

[MACDRIVE]

Well, I've never been dragged away by a paddy wagon and locked up in a padded cell. I voluntarily go to the VA for a little chat every 3 months and they send me some drugs in the mail. I guess I could go out and buy a gun; the question is though, what am I suppose to do with it after I buy it? I don't trust myself to have one at home, so I guess I'd keep it in a locker at one of those target practice places. That's if I wanted to shoot at a paper target all day; it sounds kind of boring though. :confused:

[Queso]

If I were you I'd join the US armed forces. They'll let you play with lots of guns. Of course, if they turn you down I hear the Taliban are still recruiting.

[MACDRIVE]

If I were you I'd join the US armed forces. They'll let you play with lots of guns. Of course, if they turn you down I hear the Taliban are still recruiting.

I was all ready in the Armed Forces 20 years ago under the don't ask, don't tell them that I'm whacked out policy. ;)

[Desertrat]

MACDRIVE, there's a whole world of toys out there besides guns. :) A gun is just a tool. If you don't believe it fills any need, why bother with the silly thing?

Fishing is fun; so's wildlife photography or birding. The collecting of pattern coins and type coins involves both sculpture and history.

Hey, the world's just a big ol' playground, with plenty of sandboxes for us kiddies.

:D, 'Rat

[pseudobrit]

Well, I've never been dragged away by a paddy wagon and locked up in a padded cell. I voluntarily go to the VA for a little chat every 3 months and they send me some drugs in the mail. I guess I could go out and buy a gun; the question is though, what am I suppose to do with it after I buy it? I don't trust myself to have one at home, so I guess I'd keep it in a locker at one of those target practice places. That's if I wanted to shoot at a paper target all day; it sounds kind of boring though. :confused:

Sounds to me like you don't need a gun.

[Sun Baked]

A sport utility vehicle and a parking lot full of people can be just as fun as a gun.

All depends on how dedicated you are to mayhem, like that guy that took out the town with a big yellow tractor and a bulletproof cage welded on the cab.

[princealfie]

I really don't think that there are any people who are sane/insane by any objective definition. Honestly, a person is sane/insane as defined by the society the person lives in.

[MACDRIVE]

MACDRIVE, there's a whole world of toys out there besides guns. :) A gun is just a tool. If you don't believe it fills any need, why bother with the silly thing?

I'm not wanting to bother with a gun as you say, I'm just concerned about my rights to own a gun going away under the current considerations some people are giving the current background check criteria. It's kinda like how some people have no intention of burning an American flag, but they still value their rights to freedom of expression.

Sounds to me like you don't need a gun.

I don't need a gun at all. Right now what I really need is an inch pound torque wrench for changing my transmission fluid filter. ;)

[pseudobrit]

I don't need a gun at all. Right now what I really need is an inch pound torque wrench for changing my transmission fluid filter. ;)

Get your rifle and go shoot one running through the forest.

[Father Jack]

I don't need a gun at all. Right now what I really need is an inch pound torque wrench for changing my transmission fluid filter. ;)
Yes ... the wrench is a much better tool.

FJ

[yg17]

Ideally, no one would be allowed to have guns. The next best thing though is very detailed, thorough background checks on gun buyers. And yes, mental illness should be taken into consideration. There's a whole list of psychological disorders that should immediately prevent someone from buying a gun. Major depression, ASPD and schizophrenia just to name a few.....

[solvs]

What if I go to apply for a job and they run a background check on me and discover that I'm whacked out six ways from Sunday?

I'm crazy and I just got a great job. And I prefer swords to guns, but I have a tazer just in case. There already are laws in some states that are supposed to stop you from buying a gun if you're a certifiable loon. But they're easy to get around, and there are some places that have fewer or no laws, or the ones that do exist are simply not enforced.

[mactastic]

Question: How do you punish someone for perjury if they are already dead?

[pseudobrit]

Question: How do you punish someone for perjury if they are already dead?

answer (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posthumous_execution)

[mactastic]

answer (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posthumous_execution)
Very good then. Carry on.

[MACDRIVE]

In Christian countries until relatively recently, it was believed that to rise on judgement day the body had to be whole and preferably buried with the feet to the east so that the person would rise facing God.

:eek:

[solvs]

Question: How do you punish someone for perjury if they are already dead?

I would answer that, but you wouldn't like it.