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Mental Health Information

LiberalArkie

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3. I think though that when someone is evaluated that looks batshit crazy, it might

Reply to HereSince1628 (Reply #2)

Tue Dec 1, 2015, 08:13 PM

Dec 2015

be easy. Someone getting an evaluation that is clean and neat shouldn't set off any bells. When I was younger I used to work radio at a hospital er on weekends. When some people walked in I immediately radioed for security before they even entered. Eyes wide open, head jerking around, looking behind them all the time. You just knew it would be an interesting night. But they were ok to buy a gun probably. And we never knew if they had one or not.

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Speaker Ryan sees mentally ill at root of all mass shootings [View all] HereSince1628 Dec 2015 OP

So I wonder if he will propose a psychiatric evaluation before one can purchase a LiberalArkie Dec 2015 #1

What I expect is broader collection of mental health records HereSince1628 Dec 2015 #2

I think though that when someone is evaluated that looks batshit crazy, it might LiberalArkie Dec 2015 #3

You are of course free to think whatever you wish. HereSince1628 Dec 2015 #4