THE SECOND AMENDMENT AND MENTAL DISORDERS

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THE SECOND AMENDMENT AND MENTAL DISORDERS

http://www.newswithviews.com/Stuter/stuter103.htm

 

By Lynn Stuter

June 19, 2007

NewsWithViews.com

 

Last week mainstream media announced that Congress (U.S. House of

Representatives) passed a bill that would potentially close a gaping loophole in

the

federal gun laws — a loophole that allowed people with mental disorders, such

as

the Virginia Tech gunman, to obtain guns. The new law would provide monetary

enticements for states (and penalties against states who refused) to submit

mental records to the federal National Instant Criminal Background Check System

used to do background checks on prospective gun owners. The old carrot and stick

philosophy.

 

Mainstream media made quite a “thing†of the fact that this legislation was

passed with the help of the National Rifle Association. Wayne LaPierre was

shown, front and center, on CBS being interviewed about this new legislation

which he deemed good for “law-abiding citizens.â€

 

Really?

 

In the aftermath of the President’s New Freedom Commission on Mental Health,

a move is afoot nationwide to screen every man, woman and child for mental

health. Ads abound on television encouraging people to be screened. Articles in

parenting magazines advocate mental health screening and prevention to

unwitting parents. Mike Wallace tells us to get help for depression, we won’t

be

sorry.

 

At the same time the American Psychological Association is busy adding new

categories to its Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders

(DSM-IV-TR), categories arrived at not through research or known pathology but

rather

through a voice vote of members. Categories now exist such as …

 

300.23 Social Phobia. Definition: A persistent irrational fear of situations

in which the person may be closely watched and judged by others, as in public

speaking, eating, or using public facilities.

 

313.81 Oppositional Defiant Disorder. Definition: An enduring pattern of

uncooperative, defiant, and hostile behavior toward authority figures that does

not involve major antisocial violations, is not accounted for by the child's

developmental stage, and results in significant functional impairment. A certain

level of oppositional behavior is common in children and adolescents.

 

315.00 Reading Disorder. Definition: As measured by a standardized tests, the

patient's ability to read (accuracy or comprehension) is substantially less

than you would expect considering age, intelligence and education. This

deficiency materially impedes academic achievement or daily living.

 

315.1 Mathematics Disorder. Definition: Students with a mathematics disorder

have problems with their math skills. Their math skills are significantly

below normal considering the student’s age, intelligence, and education.

 

315.2 Disorder of Written Expression. Definition: A disorder resulting from

problems in poor writing skills. Students with written expression disorder have

a problem with their writing skills. Their writing skills are significantly

below what is normal considering the student’s age, intelligence, and

education. The poor writing skills cause problems with the student's academic

success

or other important areas of life.

 

(Note: the definitions for these terms come from the UK website for DSM-IV

codes. The APA, apparently because of public scrutiny, has removed all DSM-IV

code definitions from their websites.)

 

The President’s New Freedom Commission On Mental Health report recommended

TeenScreen, developed by Columbia University with support from the

pharmaceutical industry (obviously for self-serving interests; i.e., monetary

gain), as a

model program for screening elementary and secondary education students for

mental disorders. One of the questions on this screening mechanism asks children

if they feel anxiety in a social situation or if they have to speak before a

group. One girl, responding that she did, was referred to a mental health

profession under the prognosis of 300.23: Social Phobia. In another instance, a

girl who admitted having thoughts about suicide was admitted to a mental health

ward without her parents knowledge or consent.

 

By its own admission, 84 of every 100 children screened by TeenScreen are

falsely identified as having a “mental disorder.†That’s 84% falsely

identified,

falsely labeled. When identified as having a mental disorder, students are

referred to a mental health professional. More times than not, students are then

placed on prescription anti-depressants; medications that carry a FDA

black-box warning that they can cause violent behavior and/or suicide. An

increasing

number of school-shooters have been on anti-depressants, including Eric Harris

and Dylan Klebold (Columbine; Jefferson County, Colorado) and Kip Kinkel

(Springfield, Oregon).

 

But does being falsely diagnosed with a mental disorder follow children into

adulthood?

 

Enter the Student Data Handbook for Early Childhood, Elementary, and

Secondary Education put out by the National Center for Education Statistics

(NCES)

under the auspices of the U.S. Department of Education. This handy little manual

has codified everything (data elements) the NCES is seeking from states and

school districts in the way information on students, including mental health

evaluations and referrals; a portfolio (dossier) of personally identifiable

information that will follow the homo sapien birth to death. In communist

countries

this portfolio is called a dangan and is used, among other things, for the

purposes of incarceration and coercion.

 

And while the government assures the people that the accumulation of this

information is “confidentialâ€, the datamining of telephone conversations,

bank

records and e-mail transmissions in violation of existing United States law

(FISA) by the Bush Administration has more than clearly demonstrated why the

government should not be allowed to have, and should not be trusted with, such

information.

 

TeenScreen is now facing major resistance in many states and school districts

as parents realize the implications of children falsely labeled. Such,

however, will not help children already falsely labeled. If the law mentioned in

the

opening lines of this article, supported by the NRA, passes the Senate and is

signed into law by the GW Bush, children falsely identified as having a

mental disorder may find they are refused their second amendment rights.

 

Do you smoke? Does your doctor know you smoke? Has he/she indicated in your

health records that you have a “Nicotine Dependence†mental disorder,

codified

as 305.10 in the DSM-IV-TR?

 

Is the NRA aware of the move afoot in this nation to label everyone with some

type of mental disorder? Was their involvement in passing this bill out of

ignorance, or are they fully aware of the implications?

 

Under the DSM-IV-TR codes, there isn’t an person in the United States that

would not fit in some category. Why does the government need gun control laws

when they can effectively bar every citizen from owning a gun through DSM-IV-TR

mental disorder codes?

 

 

Our elected representatives in Washington, DC who have demonstrated a fetish

for sexual relations with children (the Franklin Coverup) have a mental

disorder under the DSM-IV-TR code of 995.53 — sexual abuse of children. This

mental

disorder disqualifies them from the right to own a gun.

 

“A show of hands here. We American citizens have the right to know every

legislator involved in this activity. Among other things, you should not be

allowed to own a gun. We citizens know that you are the most honest souls around

so,

please, a show of hands here. What, no show of hands? Well I’ll be!â€

 

 

 

Well, we always have DSM-IV-TR code 312.8 — conduct disorder. It seems that,

with the exception of Ron Paul of Texas, not one of our elected servants in

Washington DC conducts themselves in accordance with the Constitution and Bill

of Rights.

 

 

© 2007 Lynn M. Stuter -

 

 

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Mother and wife, Stuter has spent the past ten years researching systems

theory with a particular emphasis on education. She home schooled two daughters,

now grown and on their own. She has worked with legislators, both state and

federal, on issues pertaining to systems governance and education reform. She

networks nationwide with other researchers and citizens concerned with the

transformation of our nation. She has traveled the United States and lived

overseas.

 

 

Web site: www.learn-usa.com

 

E-Mail: lmstuter

 

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All-in-all, we must remember . . . guns don't kill people, people

kill people.

 

And no laws will keep guns out of the hands of anyone, sane or

insane, that wants/needs one. They're out there . . .

 

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