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Originally Posted by Maven
I think I remember actually asks you on the gun application. I'm not trying to get a gun, either, but I believe I have the right to get one as long as I'm not violent. I might want one for self-defense one day (and that means getting trained to use it, too... Getting one and not being trained ups your chances of yourself ending up hurt). The point is, it's my American right, and people's rights shouldn't be taken away without solid reason.
But as for how they'd find out, I just assumed it would show up in a background check. But I've never done one, so I don't know.
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there is a reporting system for treatment providers similar to how a treatment provider notifies the DMV that their patient is not safe driving a vehicle...
if a treatment provider suspects their client should not have a gun they must report it to the federal firearms database that all licensed firearms dealers must verify the applications through.
if a mentally ill person has a gun that means their treatment provider either didnt do their reporting process or they felt the person was not a danger if they possessed a firearm.