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Bird of Prey wrote:Does Colton Tooley have a CHL? I'm in the process of writing a nice email to the media who posted this story.

Bart wrote:They should screen out voters with mental problems.

Bart wrote:They should screen out voters with mental problems.

bdickens wrote:

Bart wrote:They should screen out voters with mental problems.

The Democrats would never go for that because they would loose 95% of their voter base.

baldeagle wrote:You guys completely missed the point of that article. Want campus carry? Did you realize those kids won't be screened for mental problems? Like the recent Clayton Tooley guy at UT Austin who had the AK-47? You gotta be crazy to want campus carry.

That's the point of the article.

(1) has been diagnosed by a licensed physician as suffering from a psychiatric disorder or condition that causes or is likely to cause substantial impairment in judgment, mood, perception, impulse control, or intellectual ability;

(2) suffers from a psychiatric disorder or condition described by Subdivision (1) that:
(A) is in remission but is reasonably likely to redevelop at a future time; or
(B) requires continuous medical treatment to avoid redevelopment;

(3) has been diagnosed by a licensed physician or declared by a court to be incompetent to manage the person's own affairs; or

(4) has entered in a criminal proceeding a plea of not guilty by reason of insanity.

(e) The following constitutes evidence that a person has a psychiatric disorder or condition described by Subsection (d)(1):

(1) involuntary psychiatric hospitalization in the preceding five-year period;

(2) psychiatric hospitalization in the preceding two-year period;

(3) inpatient or residential substance abuse treatment in the preceding five-year period;

(4) diagnosis in the preceding five-year period by a licensed physician that the person is dependent on alcohol, a controlled substance, or a similar substance; or

(5) diagnosis at any time by a licensed physician that the person suffers or has suffered from a psychiatric disorder or condition consisting of or relating to:
(A) schizophrenia or delusional disorder;
(B) bipolar disorder;
(C) chronic dementia, whether caused by illness, brain defect, or brain injury;
(D) dissociative identity disorder;
(E) intermittent explosive disorder; or
(F) antisocial personality disorder.

BEFORE ME, the undersigned authority, personally appeared ________________________________, who made
(PRINTED NAME OF APPLICANT)
this Affidavit and, on oath, stated the following:
“I hereby authorize the release of information and records pursuant to Section 411.174(a)(9) of the Texas
Government Code, to the Texas Department of Public Safety for the purpose of a background investigation to
determine my eligibility for a license to carry a concealed handgun or to instruct applicants for such licenses.”
“Such records may include, but are not limited to:
1. All records, reports and testimony relating to the medical condition of an applicant or license holder for use
as allowed pursuant to Section 12.097, Texas Health and Safety Code;
2. Child support payment status as evidenced by court documents or records from the Office of the Attorney
General;
3. Payment status of taxes or other money collected by the Comptroller, State Treasurer, tax collector of a
political subdivision of the state, Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission, or any other agency or subdivision
of the state, as evidenced by tax or agency records;
4. Files and records of the juvenile court relating to applicant pursuant to Section 58.003(m), Texas Family
Code;
5. Law enforcement records, including offense or arrest reports;
6. Current restrictions under a court protective order;
7. Court documents reflecting pending charges or final dispositions.”