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LiberatedUSA

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4. Do you really want people to avoid seeking help...

Reply to OneCrazyDiamond (Reply #1)

Mon May 17, 2021, 01:29 PM

May 2021

...for mental disorders out of fear of losing their guns?

Cause the second gun ownership is tied to your medical history, people will be lying to doctors and avoiding mental health evaluations.

Unless you want to make Americans all take a mandatory mental health evaluation per year or so. Doubt that would fly.

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Supreme Court declines to broaden police authority to search homes [View all] DonViejo May 2021 OP

Mental illness excludes one from firearm ownership. OneCrazyDiamond May 2021 #1

Do you really want people to avoid seeking help... LiberatedUSA May 2021 #4

I thought mental disorders were accepted grounds for loosing firearms. OneCrazyDiamond May 2021 #5

Both Wayne and Ted, Officials and the leadership of the NRA multigraincracker May 2021 #6

I don't know how that would work with HIPPA laws. LiberatedUSA May 2021 #7

It might surprise a lot of people Mr.Bill May 2021 #22

The key standards are "adjudicated" and/or "committed". Eugene May 2021 #12

NO. It's limited to a specific circumstance where someone cannot care for themselves. NutmegYankee May 2021 #20

it is, with warrants and due process Amishman May 2021 #9

The ruling isn't about guns sarisataka May 2021 #10

You are not quite correct. Chainfire May 2021 #16

Qualifies one to become the Republican nominee for the office of President though. cstanleytech May 2021 #18

The same should apply to the body of women...n/t asiliveandbreathe May 2021 #2

Great big +1! 50 Shades Of Blue May 2021 #3

.. Demovictory9 May 2021 #11

Yes, the police should definately need a search warrant before searching a woman's body. n/t PoliticAverse May 2021 #19

Good sarisataka May 2021 #8

thats why rbg kept saying ,"quit coddeling the police". AllaN01Bear May 2021 #13

Yeah but they'll search your cavities bucolic_frolic May 2021 #14

it is spelt out that peace officers need a search warrent . period. AllaN01Bear May 2021 #15

While I am for gun control completely, I am against police fishing expeditions AZLD4Candidate May 2021 #17

If they have the sufficent evidence, get a warrant The Mouth May 2021 #21

While I'm glad the court is finally protecting the 4A Jason1961 May 2021 #23