Jadedmoonbeam, thanks for pointing out that not all mentally ill people are unstable. Even those who are most likely are not long term, but go through periods where they are more stable than other periods of their lives.

In Cali, if you're put on a hold you are not allowed to buy a gun for 5 years. I don't think I'll ever make it to five years of stability, but then again I don't really want to because most likely it would lead to devastating events. I'd rather not go there and am grateful to the government for protecting me from myself for at least that long.

The reason behind this type of law is that statistically speaking suicide attempts get more violent with each attempt. So if you've been in the hospital for suicidality and especially attempted the authorities don't want you having access to the most deadly method of suicide.

Love and hugs,
Tara