Can we have an agreed upon definition of "mentally ill"?

[Twinguard]

9. no.

"Mentally ill" encompasses a wide range of problems. Depression, PTSD, Alzheimer's, dementia, bi-polar disorder, OCD, homicidal, suicidal, schizophrenia, and enough others that I can't count or list them.

In the terms of gun regulation and how it relates to mental disorders... no... We can't lay down a blanket policy that people with "mental disorders" aren't allowed to own guns. Just because someone feels the need to wash their hands fifty times a day shouldn't exclude them from being able to protect themselves/their family/their property by arming themselves. What we need is more readily available counseling to determine which mentally disabled people could be considered threats to themselves and others. We also need some testing, licensing, and insurance for gun owners. There is a way to let responsible people continue to own guns and weed out (to some extent, at least) the people who shouldn't own (or have access to) guns. I don't have all the answers, but some regulation doesn't strike me as a bad thing.