Will Aspergers come into play for me wanting to own a gun?

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I'm not quite sure if the firearms can count as assets or not but when I was on SSI they wer not really monitoring my expenses. They asked me if I was paying at least a certain amount to my parents every month cuz I had to say I was helping them with expenses for the household to keep getting my check. I spent a lot of that money on eBay & stuff thou cuz my dad wanted some stuff online so I got it for him. I also wrote out some checks to some friends & stuff to pay em back for a couple things they sold me. I don't think SSI looked or cared where my money was going. I had to have less than two thousand in my bank in order to get my check thou. I think SSI mite have something in place where you can save it up if you have a college plan; I'm not sure if they would monitor your transactions with it thou. As for the cost of a gun goes; you mite could find a good deal at a pawn-shop or something. You can also check out GunBroker site online(it's like eBay for firearms) but they only ship to FFL dealers& you can pick it up from them if you pass the paperwork & all. I hope I was of some help[/quote]

I really hope so...im fearful of being barred, I did visit a gun store a few months back one day hoping to buy a walther PPK that I had my eyes on (And the PPK is my favorite type of pistol), I had the 350$ and the money to pay for the background check, When they asked me some questions on the form (The owner wanted to fill the form out, and his son was on the other side of the counter repairing a antique scorpion smg and kepted a loaded pistol on the desk (They told me they do this because the country I live in has problems with drug offenders and registered sex offenders), And when they asked me a question of "have you been legally declared "mentally ill" or "Incompetent" by law, I just choked and after five mintues the owner asked me a question again...and I just told them to cancel the order and left, By then I was fearful i was going to have the cops called on me.

Are we talking about the USA here? Because if so, the exact wording is:

Glad they don't ask that mental hostel thingy here in OZ (which is in line with the most restrictive states in the US).

Ah ha, so I would be fine in the US too. So that's a plus, if I ever live there.

It's the same here. Involuntarily, usually court ordered. I called them up via the phone and asked.

I don't think that AS has any bearing on gun ownership. However whatever it is that they are recommending the antipsychotics for might be something that should give you pause. By "give pause" I don't mean disqualify you but if you have symptoms that sometimes lead toward delusional behavior it might be better not to have a gun. If there is a chance that you might think you need to protect yourself when you truly didn't, that could get dangerous. If that's not an issue, then I can't imagine what difference it would make.

Good Luck!

I own guns.

Well...I might be stuck taking abilify soon bothers me some.

And i feel stupid for giving my SSN to my mother earlier today when she asked for it.

And I dont know what she could be planning to use it for.

I don't know anything about the gun laws in Canada.
But I hope nobody would allow me to own a firearm
I hope they look into mental health records.
Also I can not even look after paying bills, don't think
I could take care of a gun.
I am just speaking for myself
and not condeming gun ownership
scairy thing is I could easily build a firearm

Buying a gun; at least in CA and in TX, is only a federal background check for criminal records. For a concealed carry permit in TX, you will be asked in the application whether or not you have ever seen a psychiatrist. You must answer "NO", or it will open up a can of worms. That's a subjective question, and if confronted, you can just say you saw him/her on behalf of a relative or spouse, in the course of their therapy and none of your own. Same for drivers' license in TX, but not in CA. Psychopaths with murder records can have drivers' licenses in CA.

I'm a gun collector, and recreational target shooter. They better not make any new rules about Asperger's and gun ownership, or I'll be sunk!

Charles

Apply for one and see. I bet they just look to see if you have a police record with something serious. There are people getting gun permits all the time who probably should not have one.

Just so anyone knows, carrying a stun gun is really good protection. They are legal in most states and don't require a permit. You can also get the kind that have a disabling pin, so if your assailant grabs it from you, you pull the pin back with you as they take it and that person cannot stun you with it.

I think people should be able to carry weapons to protect themselves, but if you cant handle it then an attacker can just take it from you and use it on you. Knives and firearms would be the worst thing you could carry if you are a person who could not handle yourself in a physical attack. So before going and arming yourself to the teeth, I would advise taking a self defense class.

Always run and scream if someone tries something. People freeze sometimes-hopefully you wont. They cant hit a moving target so easily if they have a gun so run no matter what. Walk like you have a purpose wherever you go. They pick on people who seem hesitant or weak.

I have told my little girl for years that if someone grabs her to bite them until she tastes blood or stick her finger into their eyeball until it squishes- do it quick and with force. It is them or you. If a man grabs you from behind, reach back, grab, and twist.

If you like guns, buy them.

The state of Florida is only looking to see if you have been committed by a judge for treatment. If you have ever been Baker acted you can still buy and own guns as long as either they discharged you after 3 days or if you agreed to stay longer voluntarily. If you have not been held more than 3 days involuntarily, go ahead and fill out the background check, just go to a different gun store because they might refuse you service.

A medical diagnosis alone does not disqualify you.
Taking psych meds does not disqualify you.
Make sure your mom doesn't find out. Your mom or sister could call the cops in a panic, though if the cops come out, they will just jack you up and leave because you haven't done anything illegal.
I don't know if your mom would go so far as to call social security on you, but the only way she is going to navigate that bureaucracy is to go down to an office and take a number. Chances are that they are not allowed to speak to her unless you signed a waiver, and even then, there is nothing stating you can't use the money to buy a gun for protection and recreation.
In the event someone tries to insinuate that you are a paranoid vigilante and a lunatic for wanting to defend yourself instead of relying o the police, cite to them the supreme court case Warren vs. DC to show them that self defense really is a basic need.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren_v._District_of_Columbia

Also, as for your mom mooching off you and asking for your social security number, go talk to your bank and ask them about how to watch out for possible identity theft.