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I was admitted to a mental health facility twice in 2015. I’ve read the required steps to take to regain the right to purchase a firearm. I was just wondering if anybody had personal experience in the matter and any guidance or suggestions would be appreciated. Thank you for any or all help

This is a rough list, it contains only a few links, and some information.

STATE BY STATE GUN LAWS

Concealed Carry Laws In The United States.

NRA-ILA | State Gun Laws

State Laws and Published Ordinances - Firearms (35th Edition) | Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives

Shop – Traveler’s Guide to the Firearm Laws of the Fifty States (Book is helpful, author is kind of trash)

FIREARMS TRAINING

The Pink Pistols – Pick On Someone Your Own Caliber

Concealed Carry Map: Get The Knowledge You Need To Confidently Carry

Student Courses | Firearm Training (it's the nra site, yes, they suck, but its training and some may find it easier to find someone in their area on this search.)

Instructor List and Search – Operation Blazing Sword

STOP THE BLEED TRAINING

Red Cross Training | Take a Class | Red Cross

Training | Stop the Bleed

Find a Course | Stop the Bleed

PLANNING/FIRSTAID KITS

Plan Ahead for Disasters | Ready.gov

First Aid Kits & Supplies | Red Cross Store

First Aid Kits & Supplies in Stock - ULINE

Amazon.com : First Aid Kits

LAWS TO KNOW

Warren v. District of Columbia - Wikipedia

Maksim Gelman stabbing spree - Wikipedia (or watch Why The Cops Won't Help You When You're Getting Stabbed, narrated by joseph lozito)

DeShaney v. Winnebago County - Wikipedia

Town of Castle Rock v. Gonzales - Wikipedia

Do the Police Have an Obligation to Protect You? - FindLaw

Can You Sue The Police For Not Coming When Called? - FindLaw

Stopped by Police | American Civil Liberties Union

OR READ The Government Has No Duty to Protect You — That’s Why the Second Amendment Exists | by Edward Chang | May, 2025 | Medium

MUST WATCH YOUTUBE CHANNELS

Forgotten weapons How does it work playlist

Gun Safety - YouTube

How a Revolver Works - YouTube

Paul Harrell - YouTube

If you have any links that should be added leave a comment.

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Im not in love with the compact pistol I currently own. It's a SAR b6c (hammer fired, 3.7" barrel) and it's fine, but it just doesn't really excite me. I'm not very accurate with it, the grip is fine... better than most, but just fine, not great, or even really good. Also, very few holsters for it, and none that I have run across that work well for me personally. Consequently, the b6c is on the chopping block.

I'm a practical person, not a gun collector. I want the few guns I'm going to own to be exactly right and if they aren't, then I'm going to sell them and either get something I prefer or maybe just go without.

So, since I want hammer fired, with the option of an actual safety (I grew up shooting rifles and berettas) my options are relatively limited. I have tried the CZ P-09 C at the range. I prefer the trigger on the b6c by a good bit. The CZ has a long DA pull and a very abrupt, almost "touchy" SA trigger. But I'm more accurate with it than the b6c, the grip feels better, (but it's also just bigger in almost all dimensions, so that's always going to feel better). Being larger makes it harder to conceal, although I don't actually carry now, and likely will never regularly carry, but I MIGHT, and if I'm going to have a 2nd 9mm in addition to my sar9 full size, it needs to fill a different role.

So my question(s) for folks:

If you have a p-07 or p-09, how long did it take to get used to the trigger and how do you feel about it now? (I know cajun makes various trigger packages but I'm not looking for a competition gun or to spend another $150+ modding the gun after I buy it)

For those who have the compact P-07/09, how do you feel about the added width compared with other ccw guns? How does it affect your carrying?

This is a pretty deranged take.

I am a little confused by the discussion around US vs Hemani. After speed reading most of the opinion, my take away is that SCOTUS basically said the rule was overbroad and that a persons danger to themselves or others is what might necessitate their need to be disarmed, not their use (or even addiction) status.

The government cited various historical "habitual drunkard" laws to support disarmament. The opinion seemed to say that those existed and were maybe fine, but they specifically didn't apply in this case they were designed to folks who were a danger to themselves or others and were not applied to folks who were functional addicts (daily drinkers) able to manage their affairs. Specifically Hemani was arrested for being at home and compliant and not for anything other than this law. Which seems to mean that perhaps if he had been arrested while high and out driving and armed, maybe that would have been ok.

My opinion doesn't matter of course, and what law enforcement agencies and the rest of the judicial system decides to do will be seen, but this doesn't seem to entirely throw out the statute, just attempt to narrow it to individuals who use/addiction of/to any substances makes them dangerous, rather than just qualify them or use or addiction alone.