I didnt know about not being able to buy a gun if you are involuntarily detained for treatment. Very good info in there, thank you.
I agree that you dont want a Doctor being able to say, "Hey, crazy ass, you are not going home today". At the same time if this happened more it may give the professionals (that know how to work with at risk people) a chance to get them help before they hurt themselves or others. Seeing as though they tend to have a much deeper look into a persons mind, it may be the only warning we get before stuff like this happens
I'm not one to live my life in fear, but I find myself looking over my shoulder a little bit more every time crazy things like this happen. Are we getting worse as a society, or is it just that the internet and TV are putting it all in our face now? In looking through past events its looks like its happened before, just not in America...