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<blockquote data-quote="Lurker66" data-source="post: 2012794" data-attributes="member: 24459">So we&#039;re back to the OP&#039;s question?&nbsp; Should a Vet who has been diagnosed as being &quot;too mentally incompetant&quot; be allowed to buy guns?&nbsp; Again the argument isnt about being able to manage finances or who flags them.Are you &quot;ok&quot; with a diagnosed mentally incompetant person, Vet or not, owning or buying firearms?&nbsp; Do a little google foo and see how many Vets commit suicide, kill loved ones or commit murder and have been diagnosed with PTSD or other mental illnesses.&nbsp; The stats are piling up.&nbsp; Theres been tons of research and stats from the Viet Nam war as well.&nbsp; Mental illness, whether its called mental incompetance or not, is something very serious in our returning Vets.&nbsp; VA Dr.&#039;s flagging them, while illegal, might not be a bad thing.&nbsp; Thats why we need to have this conversation.Should a VA Dr. automatically send the Vet before a Judge?&nbsp; A judge isnt a Dr. but he would prolly rely on the Dr&#039;s testamony and diagnosis.Should a Dr. even report it to anyone?&nbsp; Just stay quiet and mind his business?&nbsp; Let the chips fall where ever?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Lurker66, post: 2012794, member: 24459"] So we're back to the OP's question? Should a Vet who has been diagnosed as being "too mentally incompetant" be allowed to buy guns? Again the argument isnt about being able to manage finances or who flags them. Are you "ok" with a diagnosed mentally incompetant person, Vet or not, owning or buying firearms? Do a little google foo and see how many Vets commit suicide, kill loved ones or commit murder and have been diagnosed with PTSD or other mental illnesses. The stats are piling up. Theres been tons of research and stats from the Viet Nam war as well. Mental illness, whether its called mental incompetance or not, is something very serious in our returning Vets. VA Dr.'s flagging them, while illegal, might not be a bad thing. Thats why we need to have this conversation. Should a VA Dr. automatically send the Vet before a Judge? A judge isnt a Dr. but he would prolly rely on the Dr's testamony and diagnosis. Should a Dr. even report it to anyone? Just stay quiet and mind his business? Let the chips fall where ever? [/QUOTE]

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