The "Mental Health" Excuse for Doing Nothing
“Mental Health,” the Excuse for Never Having Gun Regulation by a Clinical Psychologist [The gun issue is frequently discussed among my friends. This blog post was written by one pal, with credentials out the juazoo.] "The List," Folks Too Crazy to Buy a Gun The emphasis on mental health makes me crazy...no pun intended. A list of people too dangerous to have guns because of their mental health? That assumes such diagnosis is possible. It’s not. We better put him on the list! The most difficult thing to predict is if someone is actually going to "act" on his/her mental condition. It’s functionally almost impossible. When a clinician is seriously concerned that a patient is at some risk for suicidal or homicidal behavior, it is NOT the first thing you do to report him to the Feds. You contact family and make sure there are no firearms in the home. But are you going to put every depressed person on a watch list? Which disorders bey