Family Blames Gun-Seller for Murderous Rampage

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108. Loughner slipped through many cracks.

The military, his schools and his family all ignored his behavior.

I'm going to still disagree with you on the psych eval because I have 2 particular issues with the idea.

First issue. Anything similar to an MMPI should be administered, scored, and interpreted by a clinical professional trained in its use, preferably a psychologist or psychiatrist. This could not be covered by a small fee.

Second issue is that there are many factors that these professionals take into account when reviewing a scoring one of these tests. You see the MMPI is but one small tool that psychiatrists use and it's not a starting point. A detailed history of the subject and an in-depth review of psychological, medical, educational, or other relevant records are required to lay the groundwork for interpreting the results of any psychological measurement. So basically taking the test on its own would not be sufficient to raise a flag as a groundwork already needs to be in place in order to conclude the results of such a test.

Lastly, I cannot agree with a government implemented psych evaluation on its citizens. Perhaps it does not bother you, but just the very thought of my government implementing psychiatric evaluations is rather scary. I see far more harm than good coming from that.

Think about it. This would in reality have a direct impact on over 80 million citizens. Can you name me one government program that impacts that many people and is safe, effective, properly managed and free from internal and corporate corruption?