On Mon, 31 Aug 2015 10:22:25 -0400, Keyser Söze
wrote:

On 8/31/15 9:47 AM, wrote:
On Mon, 31 Aug 2015 06:40:11 -0400, Keyser Söze
wrote:



How else are you going to get mental heath issues into the instant
check, or even a full "form 4" level background check?

Ask your wife


Many who provide treatment are duty and legally bound to inform
authorities if they become aware of a child in a household who is being
abused or whose life is in danger. Further, if spousal domestic violence
is an issue, someone accused of it may be forced to turn in or otherwise
dispose his firearms at least until the case is resolved, and perhaps
after that.

All that is needed is an expansion of "hold harmless" provisions for
those in the professions who report people they are treating who should
not be allowed to have possession of firearms, and turn in or pickup
procedures can follow, along with notations for the background check
mechanisms.

Certainly not foolproof, but a start, and more than the "libertarian"
approach of doing nothing and proclaiming nothing can be done.


So do it,
No argument from me but I bet people like your wife would disagree.
If someone knew that their problems would be reported to the police,
they would not seek help.


Therapists generally are not afraid to call the authorities when a child
is at risk or when a client is physically threatening someone else with
or without the involvement of firearms. You're in no position to know
what motivates people to seek help or what they tell their therapists or
what their therapists tell them when they disclose dangerous, illegal
acts they've committed or are threatening to commit.


This is all moot anyway in the case of this last guy since there are
no reports of him being treated by anyone who would have reported him
if they could.
There is actually a deafening silence from the media about much of
anything about the shooter. It is all about the gun, even though
nobody has explained exactly what law would have stopped him from
getting one., short of a total ban.



There is no obligation on the part of a therapist to discuss a patient
or a former patient with "the media." In fact, therapists are not
supposed to discuss their patients or the problems of their patients
with anyone, unless specific written permission is given.

Unless someone is willing to disclose that information publicly, how
would you know? The shooter in question was reasonably employed in the
past, and at least one of his former employers has stated he was
obstreperous. If he sought and received counseling, it probably was with
a private therapist, who probably would not say anything.

You must watch different news than I do...the shooting and what was
known about the shooter then was all over the news here for days.


I agree I am not glued to the news. I have pretty much stopped
watching it but all I have seen from CNN is people talking about more
gun control without actually saying what new law would have prevented
this and I have not heard anything about him seeking mental health
support

If you want the doctors to report anything they hear to the cops, that
is fine with me but I bet they won't do it. If you are right about the
obligation, why wasn't any of the other shooters been reported?