And I hope I'm doing it the "right way" and helping the cause, although I am unsure both of myself and whether or not the battle can even be won.
To the OP, I am so, so sorry for what you are going through, it sounds horrific.
I have posted numerous times that 2nd amendment rights of mentally ill people should be the same as for "normal" people unless they have been adjudicated in a court of law to be legally incompetent, or have been involuntarily committed, again under court order. That is the standard, and the law, in my state and many others, since it mirrors the federal standards.
I think it's really important to distinguish between people who are just mentally ill, and people who have been through the legal system and adjudicated as such, because for those of us who have never been involved with the courts in any way have the full spectrum of civil rights, unless or until they take them away from us.
I feel that it is very dangerous to take away any right without due process and equal protection, and to my eyes, it doesn't matter what the specific right in question is, it could be speech or privacy or anything, really. I find it ironic that I have taken the position of defending access to weapons by those not prohibited by court order. It's not because I believe any or all if us should or shouldn't, I think that really needs to be made on an individual basis. But, it makes my blood boil when "normals" tell me I have no right, even though I have no court orders against my name.
It's probably a stupid thing to do, I don't know. I,hope I haven't hurt our side.
If you think I should stop, or change my approach, I will defer to your opinions, because I want to be an advocate for positive change.
Thank you for your consideration.
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