Research on Psychological Testing
Connecticut Laws and Regulations:
- Current statue does not directly dictate the questions the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection officer should ask of the firearm permit applicant although the questions asked must bear some weight on the applicant's eligibility to obtain the firearm permit.
- The current application consists of questions that pertain to the applicant's employment, medical, criminal, and military history.
- An applicant who has shown a restraining or civil order against him/her in recent years may be deemed ineligible to obtain a firearm permit .
- An applicant who has shown a restraining order in the past 10 or 20 years may not prove violent under such conditions and may be deemed as eligible to obtain a firearm permit.
- Anyone who is deemed as "mentally defective or committed to a mental institution" is not eligible to ship, transport, receive, or possess a firearm and/or a firearm permit.
-An individual who has received legal notice that he/she has a civil restraining order against him/her, and continues to possess firearm(s), it will be considered a class C felony and is punishable up to 10 years in prison or a ten-thousand dollar fine, or both.
- The Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS) must advise and communicate information regarding certain psychiatric patients with the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection if a risk or potential threat to a third party is mentioned.
-Connecticut legislation, "does not require psychologists, psychiatrists, marital and family therapists, social workers, and licensed professional counselors to disclose otherwise confidential patient information."
-Otherwise confidential information must be disclosed, "when a serious risk of imminent personal danger to a third party exists."
- Both federal and state laws in the State of Connecticut prohibit psychiatrically disabled people from acquiring firearms.
- Anyone that has been committed through a mandated court within the preceding sixtieth (60) months, is banned from obtaining a firearm application, permit, or certificate.
-The DPS, DMHAS, and the Judicial Department must report to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) when processing a gun permit.
Survey Results
- 91.3% of the 57 surveyed believed that psychological testing would be beneficial in reducing gun-related deaths in Connecticut.
- 97.6% of the 57 surveyed would feel safer if psychological testing were to be added into the permit renewal process.
-There are 1,190,607 Connecticut residents who are registered gun owners.
- Current statue does not directly dictate the questions the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection officer should ask of the firearm permit applicant although the questions asked must bear some weight on the applicant's eligibility to obtain the firearm permit.
- The current application consists of questions that pertain to the applicant's employment, medical, criminal, and military history.
- An applicant who has shown a restraining or civil order against him/her in recent years may be deemed ineligible to obtain a firearm permit .
- An applicant who has shown a restraining order in the past 10 or 20 years may not prove violent under such conditions and may be deemed as eligible to obtain a firearm permit.
- Anyone who is deemed as "mentally defective or committed to a mental institution" is not eligible to ship, transport, receive, or possess a firearm and/or a firearm permit.
-An individual who has received legal notice that he/she has a civil restraining order against him/her, and continues to possess firearm(s), it will be considered a class C felony and is punishable up to 10 years in prison or a ten-thousand dollar fine, or both.
- The Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS) must advise and communicate information regarding certain psychiatric patients with the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection if a risk or potential threat to a third party is mentioned.
-Connecticut legislation, "does not require psychologists, psychiatrists, marital and family therapists, social workers, and licensed professional counselors to disclose otherwise confidential patient information."
-Otherwise confidential information must be disclosed, "when a serious risk of imminent personal danger to a third party exists."
- Both federal and state laws in the State of Connecticut prohibit psychiatrically disabled people from acquiring firearms.
- Anyone that has been committed through a mandated court within the preceding sixtieth (60) months, is banned from obtaining a firearm application, permit, or certificate.
-The DPS, DMHAS, and the Judicial Department must report to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) when processing a gun permit.
Survey Results
- 91.3% of the 57 surveyed believed that psychological testing would be beneficial in reducing gun-related deaths in Connecticut.
- 97.6% of the 57 surveyed would feel safer if psychological testing were to be added into the permit renewal process.
-There are 1,190,607 Connecticut residents who are registered gun owners.
Works Cited
Analyst, Veronica Rose Chief. "Mental Illness and Firearm Laws." MENTAL ILLNESS AND FIREARM LAWS (2014): 1-4. Office of Legislative Research: Research Report. Office of Legislative Research, 28 Oct. 2014. Web. 26 Mar. 2017.
Analyst, Veronica Rose Principal. "Gun Laws and Mental Health Reports to State and Federal Authorities." GUN LAWS AND MENTAL HEALTH REPORTS TO STATE AND FEDERAL AUTHORITIES. N.p., 2008. Web. 21 May 2017.
Edelwich, Sergeant Micheal. "Gun Control System." DMHAS: DSS - Gun Control. State of Connecticut: Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, 05 July 2016. Web. 30 Mar. 2017.
Effgen, Christopher. "Connecticut Crime Rates 1960-2015." Connecticut Crime Rates 1960 - 2015. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Apr. 2017.
Enter Your Company or Top-Level Office. "Connecticut State Pistol Permit." Despp: Connecticut State Pistol Permit. State of Connecticut: Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection, 3 Nov. 2016. Web. 12 Apr. 2017.
Fellow, Emilee Scott Legislative. "DUTY OF MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS TO WARN OF POTENTIALLY VIOLENT CONDUCT BY PATIENTS." DUTY OF MENTAL HEATH PROFESSIONALS TO WARN OF POTENTIALLY VIOLENT CONDUCT BY PATIENTS. Mental Health; Privileged Communications, 25 Jan. 2010. Web. 2 Apr. 2017.
Kirby, Michelle. Restraining Orders and Gun Possession. Hartford, CT: Connecticut General Assembly, Office of Legislative Research, 2017. Office of Legislative Research: Research Report. Office of Legislative Research, 24 Feb. 2017. Web. 26 Mar. 2017.
Naprawa, Amanda Z. "Mental Illness and Gun Violence: How Linked Are They?" @berkeleywellness. 2017 Remedy Health Media, 14 June 2016. Web. 10 Apr. 2017.
Rose, Veronica. "Gun Permit Applications." Office of Legislative Research (2013): 1-5. Office of Legislative Research: Research Report. Office of Legislative Research, 13 Dec. 2013. Web. 24 Mar. 2017.
Analyst, Veronica Rose Chief. "Mental Illness and Firearm Laws." MENTAL ILLNESS AND FIREARM LAWS (2014): 1-4. Office of Legislative Research: Research Report. Office of Legislative Research, 28 Oct. 2014. Web. 26 Mar. 2017.
Analyst, Veronica Rose Principal. "Gun Laws and Mental Health Reports to State and Federal Authorities." GUN LAWS AND MENTAL HEALTH REPORTS TO STATE AND FEDERAL AUTHORITIES. N.p., 2008. Web. 21 May 2017.
Edelwich, Sergeant Micheal. "Gun Control System." DMHAS: DSS - Gun Control. State of Connecticut: Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, 05 July 2016. Web. 30 Mar. 2017.
Effgen, Christopher. "Connecticut Crime Rates 1960-2015." Connecticut Crime Rates 1960 - 2015. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Apr. 2017.
Enter Your Company or Top-Level Office. "Connecticut State Pistol Permit." Despp: Connecticut State Pistol Permit. State of Connecticut: Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection, 3 Nov. 2016. Web. 12 Apr. 2017.
Fellow, Emilee Scott Legislative. "DUTY OF MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS TO WARN OF POTENTIALLY VIOLENT CONDUCT BY PATIENTS." DUTY OF MENTAL HEATH PROFESSIONALS TO WARN OF POTENTIALLY VIOLENT CONDUCT BY PATIENTS. Mental Health; Privileged Communications, 25 Jan. 2010. Web. 2 Apr. 2017.
Kirby, Michelle. Restraining Orders and Gun Possession. Hartford, CT: Connecticut General Assembly, Office of Legislative Research, 2017. Office of Legislative Research: Research Report. Office of Legislative Research, 24 Feb. 2017. Web. 26 Mar. 2017.
Naprawa, Amanda Z. "Mental Illness and Gun Violence: How Linked Are They?" @berkeleywellness. 2017 Remedy Health Media, 14 June 2016. Web. 10 Apr. 2017.
Rose, Veronica. "Gun Permit Applications." Office of Legislative Research (2013): 1-5. Office of Legislative Research: Research Report. Office of Legislative Research, 13 Dec. 2013. Web. 24 Mar. 2017.