Wife visits doctor, husband's guns confiscated by police

[rambone]

Wife visits doctor, husband's guns confiscated by police. No judge, no jury, no appeal. This is what happens when you let the government invent a list of "prohibited persons" who will no longer have inalienable rights.


Guns of Law-Abiding Husband Confiscated After Wife’s Single Voluntary Mental Health Visit

Just last week, the California Senate approved a $24 million funding bill to expedite the process of collecting guns from owners in the state who legally acquired them but have since become disqualified due to felony convictions or mental illness.

Such was recently the case for one woman, who had been in the hospital voluntarily for mental illness last year that she says was due to medication she was taking. Lynette Phillips of Upland, Calif., told TheBlaze in a phone interview Monday she had purchased a gun years ago for her husband, David, as a present. That gun, as well as two others registered to her law-abiding husband (who does not have a history of felonies or mental illness), were seized last Tuesday.

“My husband is upset that they took the right from us that should never have been taken, Phillips told TheBlaze.

But according to the state of California, that doesn’t matter.

 

[Chase515]

To many people answer the door unarmed, is the only reason I can think this stuff continues to happen.

 

[billybob44]

You going to take on the PoPo??

To many people answer the door unarmed, is the only reason I can think this stuff continues to happen.

And you think you should answer the door with your AR-15 "At the Ready" when SWAT comes a calling??

THAT will NOT end well either...Bill.

 

[Scutter01]

This is what happens when you let the government invent a list of "prohibited persons" who will no longer have inalienable rights.

This is what happens when you believe the lie that registration "doesn't mean anybody will try to take your guns". There is NO OTHER REASON.

 

[Expat]

...nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law;

Where is the due process?

 

[cobber]

Where is the due process?

Didn't appear to be any. Let's see if there is a court challenge pending...

 

[JetGirl]

This is what happens when you believe the lie that registration "doesn't mean anybody will try to take your guns". There is NO OTHER REASON.

That ^. Exactly that ^.

Repped.

 

[Nim]

That ^. Exactly that ^.

Repped.

+1

 

[drillsgt]

Very slippery slope, according to the end of the article it seems as if there may be some due process.

 

[jgreiner]

The fascist state of Cali. And look at what our FEDERAL gov't is doing. Talk about creeping fascism.

 

[jgreiner]

This is what happens when you believe the lie that registration "doesn't mean anybody will try to take your guns". There is NO OTHER REASON.

Precisely.

 

[rambone]

I cringe when supposedly pro-gun voices say that "we just need to keep enforcing existing laws," and "we need to do something about the mentally ill." Here is the state solution.

 

[ArmedProgrammer]

Where is the due process?

You DO, and you follow their PROCESS...


I've got your due process right here, pal...

It would be funny - if it weren't so tragic.

 

[Mark 1911]

California is so deep into the abyss it would seem hopeless. The land of the fascists and dictatorship, to hell with the United States Constitution. If you stand up for your rights in the police state of CA, the cops simply beat you to death and move on to the next victim, give them the slightest reason and they break in and steal your guns at gunpoint. I am so glad I didn't move to CA when I was considering it some years ago. Scratch another state off the list of places I plan to ever visit again. I wonder when the people of CA will stand up and take their freedom back. If the Californians I have met are any good indication, it's not going to happen any time soon.

 

[traderdan]

And you think you should answer the door with your AR-15 "At the Ready" when SWAT comes a calling??

THAT will NOT end well either...Bill.

We hope we never have to...you are right,it would not end well for several !

 

[Kirkd]

Sue the doctor for violating het HIPPA rights, plain and simple.

 

[Scutter01]

Sue the doctor for violating het HIPPA rights, plain and simple.

It's not a HIPAA violation. In fact, the doctor may be legally obligated to report to the state under certain conditions.

 

[searpinski]

Sue the doctor for violating het HIPPA rights, plain and simple.

In certain situations, such as evidence of possible child molestation or other various crimes, a medical professional is required by law to alert the authorities. If they do not, they can be held liable. It's also up to the judgement of the medical professional. If you tell your psychiatrist you are using illegal drugs, they are not going to report you. If you tell your psychiatrist that you're using illegal drugs and kill people, you're going to be in trouble.

 

[LANShark42]

Sue the doctor for violating het HIPPA rights, plain and simple.

It's HIPAA - The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

 

[Scutter01]

It's HIPAA - The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

Why did you quote me? I spelled it right. I should; I have to go through annual HIPAA training.