Board Thread:News, Announcements, and Rants/@comment-27803452-20180622200342/@comment-34052734-20180622211728

That is not basically saying anything. If someone is mentally ill, is always a chance of something going terrible wrong. My brother who is severely autistic is someone who I do not consider likely to commit a crime, and as an owner of a gun (not a particularly lethal one, just a small handgun), it is important that we do not let him near it without supervision. Anything could happen. Accident always happen around guns, you cannot deny that. To clarify your claim on my response, I never once labeled a group of “all mentally ill people” as murderers or committees of crime.

On the other hand, those who suffer from mental disorders such as depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and post-traumatic stress disorder may be at risk when owning a gun. No, I am not saying all of those are certain to be dangerous with guns, but some may be. I list these disorders because of one of the symptoms, suicidal ideation/tendencies now have a weapon of choice to harm themselves. (Due to this arguement focused on gun control, I will not include any other weapons of choice.) Notice how I speaking only about personal harm, not the harm of others. Of course, any mentally ill-free people can commit crimes, with or without guns, but for the safety of those with these disorders, this is the focus psychological backgrounds should take.