“Mental illness” is way too vague . Sought help to quit smoking from a health professional? You’ve been treated for a mental health issue ex. anxiety. Sleep meds ? There’s another .

Something to keep in mind when a shooter is dubbed by the media as having been ,”treated for a mental condition.”

As far as PTSD as a stand-alone diagnosis, again, it’s way too subjective. What triggers one person ( and their reaction to it ) may be completely different for someone else .

Lastly, I generally call bs on the stories of war veterans who hit the ground at the mere sound of gun fire WHILE HUNTING. Story gets thrown around so much you’d think it was a mass stroke event. But introduce something subtle like an odor, you might see some very uncomfortable folks .

nightmares and/or anxiety because of a smell or sound are not reasons to take someone's self defense rights.

I said before and still say, people who can not be trusted to be armed should be in prison or a mental hospital. dangerous felons or mental patients need caged

Danny I agree. Once someone has served their sentence (prison time, parole, restitution if required) for any crime, all rights should be restored. If we can't trust a former felon to walk around our kids with a gun, why would we trust them to walk around society at all?

Mental Health issues vary by those that have them. Some are labeled an emotional disorder. PTSD as stated already varies greatly by day, response and trigger for those that have it. PTSD is about what happened to a person.......not what is mentally or emotionally "wrong" with them. The symptoms ebb and flow everyday. Sudden noises or movements can startle anyone.........but anything that reminds a person of an event can evoke a variety of physical and emotional responses as well as recurring dreams. Understanding and support go a long way.

It won't stop until everyone is disarmed.

I agree with Trapdog. Once it starts, then it will be a runaway train.

Exactly. The train won't stop.

You guys do realize there have been laws on the books for years against someone considered mentally ill from having a gun don't ya?

Federal and state laws?

There shouldn't be. Mental illness is too easily diagnosed and too hard to prove you aren't- something about proving negatives.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and so is "crazy"

Here's the best link i could find that has both federal and state laws on it. It will be a long row to hoe to get all these laws reversed. That said, i don't know how PTSD is considered into this? I'm of the belief that PTSD is different than bat-crap crazy like the guy who killed Chris Kyle.

http://www.ncsl.org/research/civil-and-c...ntally-ill.aspx

I'm suprised that link didn't bash Trump for reversing Obama's policy for the SS office to report who can't handle their own finances.

Thanks for posting that. You’re right, there are already plenty of laws prohibiting people who have been diagnosed with mental illness from owning firearms. As you’ll notice, most of these laws are very vague and undefined regarding what constitutes “mental illness”, meaning that a liberal prosecutor/investigator/judge could and would push to charge ANYONE who has been diagnosed or treated for any mental condition whatsoever, including stress and anxiety.

All of these laws were, of course, billed as “common sense gun control”, the left’s favorite term for it. And most likely a lot of moderates and even conservatives voted for them, because alone it doesn’t seem like a bad idea. But you have to look at the big picture. We have to remember that every small “common sense” gun measure is only a small piece of a puzzle, and those pieces build up quickly. We’re watching it right now.

Now that the above laws are on the books, what’s the leftists’ next “common sense” measure? Universal background checks of course. And since mental health is now a criteria for gun ownership, the background check system will inevitably have to be linked to universal medical records. Goodbye HIPAA privacy.

Of course, we know what the inevitable next step would be: encourage the health community to expand mental health diagnoses whenever possible. It’s already common practice (and legal) for doctors to ask you and your children if you own firearms, because the CDC decided that a doctor is responsible for both health AND SAFETY; and of course leftists believe guns are unsafe. Doctors are also allowed to make diagnoses based on their feeling or inclination in many cases, and to make diagnosis based not just on your health but also for your safety. And remember, you can very rarely sue a doctor for a false diagnosis, especially if the doctor believed it in good faith.

Do you see where this is going? With mental health/gun laws already on the books, and universal background check systems gaining steam, and doctors able to ask you or your kids about guns, and then make a diagnosis based on their feelings for your safety, we could very easily see the medical establishment become a pivotal vehicle in disarmament. If the system gets put in place, don’t be surprised if liberal doctors start putting a “mental illness” diagnosis on the record of everyone who admits having a gun. They don’t even have to prescribe medication or send you to treatment, they could just put the diagnosis on your record and it would bar you from legally owning a gun in many states.

So the next time you hear someone promote a small “common sense” gun control law, remember that the pieces add up to a very ugly puzzle.

What is going to happen now?