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Questions on how to stop mentally ill from getting guns

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    William La Jeunesse reports on Arizona law

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Out of keeping guns out of the hands of people with mental illness it's a serious problem but -- -- -- line -- people.

It's not always all that easy William La Jeunesse has won in Los Angeles with more on the highway.

Well Greg is to tell it's a two step process first this diagnosis that is database problem isn't mental health system.

It's not seeing patients until they're danger to self to others than the privacy laws -- and it prohibits doctors from telling the feds who is too incompetent to have -- -- Arizona law however more lenient if it patients evaluated -- -- a court order.

And -- their experts want the ability to put -- patients into the national background check database.

A mobile crisis team in Phoenix she's acting thoughts to wanna cut herself responding to a call for help I learned my -- -- -- And I don't know what's going.

Routers on -- senators like this one handle mental health emergencies what do they have the risk levels us medium for danger to -- danger to others when needed patients get immediate psychiatric care.

As opposed to other states we're typically -- crime must first be committed.

Before court will order them to see a doctor.

The doctor we'll take a look at the paperwork.

You know see if it means that the legal statute for in the emergency petition and if it does.

Our local police are actually dispatched to go pick up the person and bring them in for help.

Against -- will.

Arizona law allowing for an early diagnosis is unique but some argue it should go further allowing doctors to recommend a patient be added.

To the government's no buy list for guns.

It's certainly possible that during that evaluation period the doctor believes this guy shouldn't have access to weapons that -- ought to be able to call GPS.

And put mr.

Jones on a list.

-- her privacy laws prohibit therapists from calling police absent a specific threat.

Attorney took Arnold says it may be time to change.

Middle of confidentiality is really simple.

Everything's confidential.

Except when it's not.

And when it's not as -- in our community has decided that its rights are more important than any individual confidentiality right.

So.

Arizona law allows anyone to teacher -- family to requests in the valuation.

For someone who shows a quote acute or persistent this ability.

Not just those who represented danger itself to other Greg so getting those who are most unstable under the bio -- however.

As the discussion you know alluded to.

Is controversial -- congress is trying to tackle that issue back to you all right William La Jeunesse live in LA -- thank you just.

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