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Jaguar, I agree with you about asking law abiding citizens to do something that criminals don't do but using the same logic, you followed the law to conceal carry and the crooks do it without following the law. If I were selling a gun to someone I would have no hesitation to sell it to a CHL permit holder but I would not want to sell it to the guy with needle marks running up and down his arm. It is a minimal imposition to make sure the gun is going to someone that is also a law abidding citizen. Look how much hastle we go through to conceal carry. Your gun right now could technically be bought by any nut that wants to come to your house and buy it and you have no way of knowing if he/she is legal enough to own a gun. I know that it is not our job to be the police but I just don't want to sell my gun to a felon or other criminal or crazy. There is no way for me to quickly check that person out though. I would like to be able to check them out before giving them my address as I am not a very trusting person.

Here is an example of the Feds policy, just emailed to me tonight... Notice even in the bottom of the email that they tell you how to file a complaint if you believe your "privacy" has been violated. You are screwed either way....

January 16, 2013



Subject: HHS issues letter to providers on disclosures to avert threats to health or safety



HHS has issued a letter to health care providers to ensure that they are aware of their ability under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule to take action, consistent with their ethical standards or other legal obligations, to disclose necessary information about a patient to law enforcement, family members of the patient, or other persons, when they believe the patient presents a serious danger to himself or other people. For more information, see: http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/office/lettertonationhcp.pdf" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;



________________________________________________________________________________________________________ This email is being sent to you from the OCR-Privacy-List listserv, operated by the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) in the US Department of Health and Human Services. This is an announce-only list, a resource to distribute information about the HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules. For additional information on a wide range of topics about the Privacy and Security Rules, please visit the OCR Privacy website at http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/index.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;. You can also call the OCR Privacy toll-free phone line at (866) 627-7748. Information about OCR's civil rights authorities and responsibilities can be found on the OCR home page at http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/office/index.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;. If you believe that a person or organization covered by the Privacy and Security Rules (a "covered entity") violated your health information privacy rights or otherwise violated the Privacy or Security Rules, you may file a complaint with OCR. For additional information about how to file a complaint, visit OCR's web page on filing complaints at http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/hipaa/co ... index.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;. To subscribe to or unsubscribe from the list serv, go to https://list.nih.gov/cgi-bin/wa.exe?SUB ... Y-LIST&A=1" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;.

I recently bought a gun at Academy. Kind of a hastle, background check, carry the gun out of the store before giving it to me but not a bad transaction and I can live with that. I also recently bought a gun from someone on texasguntrader.com. To be honest I was apprehensive going to his house with cash on hand, etc. I was happy to see that he was in his military uniform and he was happy to see that I was an upright individual but we must admit that any felon or crazy could buy a gun that way and get away with it. We really don't want crooks and crackpots getting guns. So, there really is a loophole here with private sales. As an honest person I wouldn't mind that loophole being closed. We only want guns going to responsible people. So how do we do this without having a FFA person getting in between? Can't we get an app for a smartphone to allow me to check someone or for them to check me before we sell a gun to an individual. I sure wouldn't sell and take a check without knowing if it would clear the bank first.

Now, the medical issue. The Feds have passed a law called HiPAA which makes it a felony for a medical person to give out any info about you except for certain limited issues. Texas passed an even more stringent law which went into effect in Sep 2012 which is worse than the Fed law. So, a medical professional seeing a crazy person just doesn't know what the hell to do without getting into trouble. There was a time when the nuts could be put away.. now they are coddled and allowed to be out in society. The crazy in Colorado that went into the movie and shot everyone had been seeing a therapist and the therapist had reported him to the campus police. He had threatened to kill people. What was done?? Don't look at the doctor as being for gun control. Most that I know are NRA members and are at the range all the time. But the laws have gotten so strict that they are afraid to open their mouths and say anything when they see someone that very well may be a threat to society. They make a report and they get prosecuted by the Feds and now even worse by Texas with their more stringent law. A true nightmare for the medical profession. Very good article today in The Wall Street Journal about how the Governor of Colorado is trying to address the mental health issue and make laws that will get the nuts off the street. That's where the action needs to be, not the honest gun owner.