Quote Originally Posted by khronik
So does this mean that confidential medical records are now available as a result of a background check? If someone has ADD, or dyslexia, or a history of depression, will this bar them from getting a gun? If someone acts a little strange, is that grounds for failing a background check?

Really, there are always going to be vengeful assholes in the world, and as much as we like to assign blame for every bad thing that ever happens, that's not realistic or healthy.
Seung-Hui Cho, the Virginia Tech gunman, should have been barred from buying the two handguns because a court had ordered him to undergo outpatient mental health treatment.

"The Virginia Tech shootings tragically demonstrated the gaps in the system that allowed a dangerous person to be armed," said Paul Helmke, president of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence.
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I can't find the actual bill so I can't say for sure what the guidlelines are. From this article it kind of insinuates that a person would have to be court ordered to get treatment and deemed to be a dangerous. But who knows how deep it really goes.

Have a good one!:s4: