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Oldgringo wrote:A long time ago, in a faraway land, I was a married engineering student living in the new married students' apartments at UT, Knoxville. Of the 16 apartments in this section, there were three (3) psychology majors and their wives. Two (2) were certifiable 'looney tunes'!

Just sayin'.....

I never forget that half of all doctors graduated in the bottom half of their class.

Ive interacted socially with a few doctors. In general these guys are a respectable & fun group. I also found that many lacked common sense, were surprisingly lacking in current events, and in my opinion, it seemed that a disproportionate number had unstable private lives. ie legal issues, troubled marriages, unruly kids, drugs, alcohol & illicit sex problems.

cb1000rider wrote:You guys are going to hate this, but I'm not so sure I'm against having doctors trained to evaluate stuff like this. The alternative is to continue to hand out permits based on (largely) self-assessment or self-justified assessment. I don't want untrained doctors to make evaluations, because results will vary wildly. I've already read several questions about bi-polar disorder - and many of those people obviously self-assess.

The question should be asked why do we need a doctor's evaluation for gun carry? If a person is inclined to hurt himself or others, you can bet he will find the means. Giving doctors control of who can or cant possess, and this is exactly what is being proposed, would be a calamity.

If the real priority is one of protecting society against itself, I propose that the government require those who wish to consume alcohol get a medically sanctioned government permit ....renewed annually.