re: Concerning guns and the mentally ill: a look into the recent political past

Consider this scenario: An Iraq war vet who has transitioned to civilian life well but does not do well in crowds. No signs of violence or outbursts, just general anxiety so this person avoids large crowds as a result. Sees VA psychologist about it. The psychologist decides to say veteran suffers from PTSD, which one can argue is a mental illness.

Here we have a law-abiding citizen who had once taken an oath to protect and defend the constitution, you would have their constitutional rights denied.

This is why people have a problem with generalized blanket restrictions like this. The term can be thrown around easily enough that it covers a large group of people who would otherwise not apply to.

If you don't get that, you're nothing more than a useful idiot of a tyrannical elite that use weasel methods like this to further push an agenda.