OTOH, I observed a LOT of people saying a lot of hurtful and derogatory things post Sandy Hook massacre about "the problem of the mentally ill". It really scared me to death, I was coming fresh off by about 2 months my PHP for what then was diagnosed as bipolar II, and it reminded me of the Nazi talk about "the Jewish problem". Hence one of my fears, that they would register us, which could lead to worse in the future. Nothing is guaranteed, I bet in 1930 few in the Jewish community in Germany had an inkling of what they would suffer in future years. And that all started with "registration" etc. Until it became worse than just having your name on a list, much worse.

Political soap box time, and I try as a rule to avoid discussing it on this forum, but ... the NRA wanted to seriously scapegoat us.

NRA Takes Fire for Stance on Mental Illness - ABC News

This snipet frightens the devil out of me:

WAYNE LAPIERRE: How many more copycats are waiting in the wings for their moment of fame from a national media machine that rewards them with wall-to-wall attention and a sense of identity that they crave, while provoking others to try to make their mark.

A dozen more killers, a hundred more? How can we possibly even guess how many, given our nation’s refusal to create an active national database of the mentally ill? The fact is this: That wouldn’t even begin to address the much larger, more lethal criminal class -- killers, robbers, rapists, gang members who have spread like cancer in every community across our nation.

I added the bold italics to highlight the worst part.

Remarks from the NRA press conference on Sandy Hook school shooting, delivered on Dec. 21, 2012 (Transcript) - The Washington Post