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Originally Posted by AJ32162
IMO, had your brother-in-law been committed and treated for his mental illness, he would probably still be alive. A more thorough background check may have prevented him from from acquiring a firearm, but it wouldn't have prevented him from killing himself one way or another. Sorry for your loss.
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Actually, Jim was never treated for mental illness as far as I know. He never presented himself as a danger to himself or others under VA law. He was clever enough to never say something to authorities or others that would have had him needing treatment under the law. His rather nutty writings were not found until after he killed himself and the police were going through his things.
My younger brother Chuck on the other hand must have been in mental health facilities to deal with his alcoholism 15 times or more from 1998 onward. He never had any interest in guns, knives, etc.