Why aren't military/veterans the first to advocate for mental health screenings for gun ownership?

Having a mental health issue which is diagnosed and being treated does not make a vet a hazard. It is absolute crap for anyone to say this.

To build upon some of the other post. If you look at the most up to date DSM-5 it states that if you had a bad day at work, that would make you eligible to be classified and or diagnose with a mental health issue. You need to do some more research in to this topic. Then you a
Would see, that like others have pointed out. There are already laws on the books to take care of this kind if issue. But a lot of the time things are over look because of a lack of funding, Incompetency and politics. The other issue with this topic comes down to our constitutional rights, if they can take one right away because of somebody's mental competency, which is a ever changing dynamic. Then what's to say they won't use the same reason to take away the rest of our rights.

A well known tactic of oppressive governments is the use of "Mental Hygiene" police. If you look to be someone that the government sees as being opposed to it then they would call up a doctor to say you are clearly not stable. Since psychology is not an exact science two of them can swear in complete opposite directions. This happens every day between "expert" testimony in our court system. If a very left leaning party gains the ability to require mental health screenings for gun ownership we may find that NO ONE will be able to own a gun (based on the idea that the desire to own a gun is a disqualifier).

I signed up to protect and defend the Constitution of the United States of America, not destroy it with feel-good bull shit laws that will solve nothing. Gun violence is way, way down; Oxycontin and texting-while-driving are the real killers. GI's and veterans shooting up innocent people is not a real problem, and we're all at least a little f*cking crazy!

Why should the military be the first to advocate for this? Active duty military represents less than .5% of the US population so the only effect this policy will have will be on ourselves. The reason the military secures the weapons of those members identified as a mental health hazard is to prevent possible workplace violence. Most of the members are still required to show up to work to earn their pay. In contrast, identified civilians will either be put on an administrative leave of absence or dismissed from their employment altogether.

Because after our years of service we know just how capricious and dysfunctional any large bureaucracy will be.

Why...because of all the uncouth politicians out there. They like to use mental health issues as a catch all to do away with your freedoms!

Typically the removal of a constitutional right (2nd amendment) involves due process of some sort. Are you willing to give up other rights so easily?

Why well maybe because we took an oath to defend the Constitution. So my question to you is what else in the Constitution are you okay with denying others?

Because some liberal snowflake Shrink would screw over any Veteran that he/she had as a patient. Why should a doctor have the authority to take away Constitutional Rights!!!!