J. Mark Flint #31954 LIFE Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 SEC. 5. NEW TERMINOLOGY FOR THOSE WITH MENTAL ILLNESS. Section 922 of title 18, United States Code, is amended in each of subsections (d)(4) and (g)(4) by striking “adjudicated as a mental defective” and inserting “adjudicated with mental illness, severe developmental disability, or severe emotional instability”. Now you may think the change is in the form of political correctness in the terminology, but it is most definitely not! Under the new definition, everyone receiving disability benefits for mental health would be instantly barred from legal gun purchase, and the very broad definition change would make it very easy to deny people rights. Understand that when it changes in this statute, the definition can be carried over to future legislation without specifically being included. Mental defective is a very narrow term mentally defective adjective Referring to a person who has been determined by a court, board, commissioner other lawful authority—as a result of marked subnormal intelligence, or mental illness, incompetency, condition or disease—as one who:(1) Is a danger to him- or herself, or to others; or(2) Lacks the mental capacity to contract or manage his or her own affairs.noun(1) A finding of insanity by a court in a criminal case;(2) A person found to be incompetent to stand trial, or found not guilty, by reason of lack of mental responsibility pursuant to articles 50a and 72b of the Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. 850a, 876b. Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved. Link to comment
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