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Trump Seals His Fate
On 10/2/2015 9:00 PM, John H. wrote:
On Fri, 2 Oct 2015 18:52:34 -0400, "Mr. Luddite" wrote: On 10/2/2015 6:34 PM, John H. wrote: On Fri, 2 Oct 2015 17:50:38 -0400, "Mr. Luddite" wrote: On 10/2/2015 1:24 PM, wrote: On Fri, 2 Oct 2015 09:23:20 -0400, "Mr. Luddite" wrote: I agree and the criminal element of our society will always find a way to get a gun and ammo. However, these mass shootings in schools are not being done by people with criminal records. They are young for the most part and obviously suffer from some anti-societal mental health issues. Making it harder for them to get the supplies (ammo) they need may help reduce the number of horrific mass shootings, especially in schools. If the person does not have a record, how do you prevent them from buying a gun or ammo? Apparently you missed *all* of the criteria I proposed that leads to a license. Lack of a criminal record is only one. A doctor's sign-off as to physical and mental good health is another. The medical details do not need to be divulged but, for example, if the doc knows the applicant has a history of drug abuse or is under treatment/medication for severe depression or whatever, he would just disqualify the applicant. How would your regular doctor know you were under treatment for severe depression or whatever? A psychiatrist can't divulge that info without some pretty stringent requirements. All your medical records (and I assume mental health records, if any) are electronically stored and available for authorized people (docs) to download and read. Last time I visited my primary care physician he asked about the results of a stress test I had taken two year prior. Before I could answer he pulled up the results on his laptop in the exam office. For anyone besides me to view my health records, I have to sign a privacy release form indicating same - and that includes my doctor. When I went to a cardiologist, I signed a release so the results could be sent to my regular doctor. Without my signature, they could not transmit the results to him. It's much different for records which are a result of a prescription - such as the one for the CT scan I had this morning. Those results will be sent to my doctor - the one who wrote the prescription. They will then be stored on his computer. So, if you want a gun permit, sign a release allowing your medical and mental health records to be viewed by your doctor. What's the big deal? The biggest problem with controlling who has access to guns seems to be mental health issues and the privacy concerns. No one seems to have an answer as to how you handle this. It's also obvious that those people conducting these mass shootings in schools, movie theaters and other public places have some serious mental health issues. It would seem to be a good place to focus on in terms of trying to control who has easy access to guns. Police departments usually know of people with problems in their communities. They can't know of all, for sure, but how often have you heard the phrase, "suspect is known to the police" ... usually due to some previous reason for contact. |
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