VA disarming Vets Forbes article

[Rogerbutthead]

http://www.forbes.com/sites/frankminiter/2016/05/25/this-memorial-day-lets-ask-why-the-va-is-using-strange-logic-to-disarm-our-heroes/#3cf8638c6f8b

Did a search and did not see it posted. 99% of the mental defectives on the ban list are from the VA?

[geoint]

As much as it sucks to say it, if you got serious mental health issues or major PTSD, you really aren't able to safely handle a firearm. My GFs ex had ptsd and it led to drugs and eventually suicide. I'm glad he didn't own guns cuz she told me that he did get violent a few times

[ChuckDizzle]

As much as it sucks to say it, if you got serious mental health issues or major PTSD, you really aren't able to safely handle a firearm. My GFs ex had ptsd and it led to drugs and eventually suicide. I'm glad he didn't own guns cuz she told me that he did get violent a few times

Agreed, it is a sad condemnation of how we are taking care of veterans more than anything.

I have a friend who lost the battle after the war so to speak. He wasn't in the best of shape towards the end and I don't think his 2A rights were much of a concern to him leading up to his death.

[Glock29]

The answer is not taking away their rights, it's providing the care that they deserve and we are simply not doing that. We need to stop sending aid to other places in the world and start taking care of those who sacrificed and served our country, plain and simple.

[onelonehorseman]

http://www.forbes.com/sites/frankmin.../#3cf8638c6f8b

Did a search and did not see it posted. 99% of the mental defectives on the ban list are from the VA?

I presume the VA is required to report PTSD and such? Who else is required to report "mental defects" to the feds? Are private practice psychiatrists required to report to the Feds . . or state?

[ChuckDizzle]

I presume the VA is required to report PTSD and such? Who else is required to report "mental defects" to the feds? Are private practice psychiatrists required to report to the Feds . . or state?

This is an astute observation. And wasn't that a focus of one of the bills in congress after Sandy Hook? More strict reporting requirements for local authorities to the federal government on mental health adjudications?