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

This really troubles me. If we require a mental exam to own a gun, what is next? A mental health exam before you can vote? If they can detect the gene for mental defects, then just a DNA test to test for a drivers license, a job, a teacher, a college professor? Where would it end? Lets just fix everything and do a DNA test at birth (or earlier). It would be a world of the Minority Report. Far fetched.

Simple. Too many veterans are afraid that there PTSD will be disqualifying.

I don't know what army you are in but when I was in we never took a weapon away unless it was ordered. To many soldiers takes it to get out the military. So sorry maybe the army today does that but in my day they just made you train harder.

Because 1 any limitation of Rights, those who serve tend to shy away from

In today society we cannot trust the mental health system. And once a person is in it you're never out of it. The screening process to hard to establish and the government can add whatever criteria they want.think about how our government is today and tell me UNLESS YOU ARE A FOOL You trust them. I could go on and on, but for now we need a strong BATTLE BUDDY SYSTEM. You know if a buddy has a problem and handle it the right way don't throw him/her to the system first you may ruin a salvageable life.

The federal government should be protecting rights, not restricting them. My view is to leave that up to the states, with the Federal gov't (again), ensuring rights are protected. I don't want someone from Mass telling someone from Alaska what they need to properly defend themselves. My view also is one directed to each individual regarding their personal beliefs: Do you feel every other constitutional right should be treated the same way? If you do, fine. But if you feel that only one's 2nd amendment rights require some sort of additional screening, and would be offended if someone thought that another one of your 'preferred' rights deserved screening.....well.... then you might want to take a 2nd look at your views to see if there is a bit of hypocrisy hidden in there. A right is a right.

it is very simple...The obama admin. VA sec, basically has had every Military person diagnosed with PTSD....A issue handled by mental health...The lefts goal to have all Veterans not able to purchase and those that have guns, to have them forcibly taken away from them..PERIOD....

It violates the 4th and 5th Amendments.

The previous members all have good points and I concur with all:
Maj(vts)
Sgt Theodore(Ted M. Hallock
1SGT DennisHicks.

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