I was diagnosed with early onset dementia and alzhimers. Is there safe guards I can put it up so I don't screw or kill anyone? Like who do I contact about being denied to own a gun?

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• Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  First things first - you need to get someone you love and trust and get them power of attorney. You will eventually lose competence to make decisions for yourself and will need someone to be able to legally do so on your behalf.

  As for guardrails, senior proof your home once and you’ll be fine.

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• crandlecan@mander.xyz ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Oh my… That’s horrible, I wish you well.

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• gedaliyah@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  I’m very sorry to hear that. What is your family support situation look like? That’s one of the most important factors.

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• Kolanaki@pawb.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  You could wear a chastity belt to prevent yourself from screwing anyone.

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  • Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I appreciate the humour, but perhaps not the best thread.

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    • GreenKnight23@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      if you can’t laugh at a tragedy, it could kill you.

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• CMDR_Horn@lemmy.world ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Elder care lawyer

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• paraphrand@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  I’m sorry 😔

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• Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Gosh, I’m so sorry this is happening to you. Yes you should do what the others have said about getting someone trustworthy in charge of your legal affairs while you’re still able to sign them over.

  Yeah, might be a good idea to get on the Don’t Sell list. Otherwise a person in your situation might give in to the urge to commit Dumpicide and either use their diagnosis as a defense or be shot by the Secret Service and spared the long decline.

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• Lembot_0005@lemy.lol ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  I have seen people with middle-late stages of Alzheimer’s. They have problems even with chewing food. Shooting gun? Impossible even in theory. Dead cat would be deadlier using the gun.

  If you just want to get rid of some intrusive thoughts then get rid of a gun right now. You have much more serious problems than that.

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• LordMayor@piefed.social ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Do you know anyone that you trust unconditionally?

  You should assign someone durable power of attorney so that they can make decisions and manage your finances. Start planning medical and care decisions right now.

  Otherwise, why do you think you would buy a gun? That’s not really common among people with dementia. Does your state have medical marijuana? Get a medical marijuana card. Most places, that will disqualify you or make it difficult.

  Make sure someone is getting you evaluated regularly. Mental illness is also a disqualifier for gun purchases. A dementia diagnosis won’t necessarily disqualify you, though (except in Hawaii and Texas).

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• Triumph@fedia.io ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  With regard to the gun thing, contact your state police (in the US), they should be able to help.

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  • 7U5K3N@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago

    This is it here. I’m in Tennessee. We have to fill out a form to purchase a gun from a shop. It’s the back ground check for the purchase.

    Anyway… I was denied once because the state left off some letters of my name for my driver’s license. #LongNameProblems

    Anyway… what I wrote didn’t match what the state had. And I was denied.

    So my suggestion is the same as yours… to have the tbi (or equivalent) flag them as medically unwell and to always deny.

    Granted that won’t matter in person to person sales . But it’s something at least.

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  • bobs_monkey@lemmy.zip ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Not even that, contact the respective state DOJ and have them but you on the restricted list.

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    • P00ptart@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      You can still buy kits for old designs or anything designed before a certain year, can’t remember exactly.

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    • Triumph@fedia.io ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      I’m sure it depends on the state. Where I am, state police manage firearm shit.

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  • Steve@startrek.website ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago

    Omg no. Now you have 2 problems

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  • birdwing@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    US authorities can’t be trusted imo.

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• just_another_person@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Honest question though: do you think you SHOULD own a gun?

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  • Iheartcheese@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    He clearly doesn’t. Hence the question.

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    • Steve@communick.news ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      I think you have missed what they were really asking.

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    • just_another_person@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Completely missing the point.

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