From Yahoo news..."News reports also said that he may have been taking medication for depression, that he was becoming increasingly violent and erratic,"
What again, are wrong with background checks and making people have permits and a license to carry a gun?
2007-04-17 09:40:54 · 35 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
They have background checks, but it doesn't include checking for medications.
2007-04-17 09:44:03 · answer #1 · answered by Fish <>< 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I understand what you are saying and where you are coming from but I don't think it sheds those who take medication for depression in a fair light. The gunman's medication must not have been working correctly if he was becoming "increasing violent and erratic". That is something he ought to have worked out with his psychiatrist or therapist. I agree that proper background checks should be done for those wishing to purchase a gun and making people have the correct licenses and permits to carry a gun is a good idea- but I don't see the correaltion between all that and being on medication for depression.
2007-04-17 09:53:38 · answer #2 · answered by LadyKay 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No.
And once one has been diagnosed for clinical depression, suicidal thoughts, or been hospitalized for all of the above, they should not and by law, in most states can never purchase or have in their possession a weapon of any sort.
I am a firm believer that backgrond checks, and permits are mandatory for attaining the right to own a gun and the license required to carry it, concealed or otherwise.
I also feel that proper training in the safe and sane use of a weapon should be mandatory, and the license not issued till the course is completed by the individual.
I don't even care for rifles given to young teens so that they may go hunting with their dad. Does it start there? I wonder.
2007-04-17 09:52:33 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it should be similar to how people can adopt kids or get a driver's license. The person should have to go to classes, and have a medical evaluation to see if they are stable. They should be evaluated on many different criteria such as getting a job interview. I know it's our 2nd Amendment, but it's within reason. Any body's rights stop when you go and harm another person. Nobody should be able to get a gun like they are buying a bag of chips.
2007-04-17 09:47:51 · answer #4 · answered by Hugo rocks 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I agree completely. Sometimes depression can be a symptom of mental disorder such as borderline personality disorder or bipolar disorder
The fact that he was becoming increasingly violent and erratic could be symptoms of a disorder.
People with personality disorders and/or have depression shouldn't be allowed to buy guns.
2007-04-17 09:55:32 · answer #5 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
There is absolutely nothing wrong with a background check to determine gun permits. Owning a gun is a big responsibility if it is to be used in self-defense (or in an attack).
2007-04-17 09:44:06 · answer #6 · answered by Maverick 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, but that is impossible to enforce.
Prescription drugs really screw up peoples brain chemistry... much like street drugs do to addicts.... people who take medications often end up having to continue because they have strayed to far off from reality to find their way back. The medical experts are incompetent on this subject... people should use medications as a last resort.
2007-04-17 09:48:26 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually I don't think so. Alot of times it has been on the news where alot of crimes have been committed and antidepressants were always involved with the murderer. They try to claim insanity and sometimes get away with it but they really should'nt. People with mental disorders or people on anti depressants that don't need them can be dangerous because they affect everyone's mind differently.
2007-04-17 09:46:23 · answer #8 · answered by Melissa B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nothing is wrong with a background check. No one diagnosed with mental illness should ever be able to buy a gun.
2007-04-17 09:44:17 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
My thoughts are that anyone who applies to purchase a gun should have a routine letter sent to their doctor, if they have any mental problems it would be up to the person treating them to decide if they are stable enough, if there health worsens the license should be withdrawn.
2007-04-17 09:48:38 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Do you think perhaps it is those who are NOT on medication for their depression that are the greater danger? I think not allowing those undergoing treatment to purchase guns could well create an incentive to refuse treatment, and that would be the greater danger.
2007-04-17 09:49:18 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋