Hi All,
New to the forum here and I thought maybe someone here might have an answer for me.
I just got my first gun a couple weeks ago. My family has always been big into guns. I plan on taking lessons soon. I also want to pursue a concealed pistol permit but I have a problem.
A couple years ago I was struggling with a little depression/anxiety. I decided to go see a psychiatrist thinking a little professional counseling could help me get back on track. well, I walked out of her office 15 minutes later with a diagnosed mental condition called bipolar II, a mild form of regular bipolar. Looking back, I wish I wouldn't have sought help from a psychiatrist. I've always doubted the diagnosis. I should have went to a basic therapist instead because I wasn't looking for a diagnosis or meds. I don't know what I was thinking. I should know better being a nurse. Now I will forever have on my medical record that I am bipolar.
Anyways, I live in Michigan. One of the rules for getting a concealed pistol license is that you can not have a diagnosed mental illness at the time that you apply. So I am pretty certain that my application will be denied just based on that.
What I am wondering is if it would be fruitless to apply for a permit and then an appeal once I am denied? I am wondering if going before the board with the appeal and explaining some things to them would help? I also plan to tell them that I am a NICU nurse (I take care of critically ill newborns and infants). It's a very stressful job but my supposed mental illness has never prevented me from being a good nurse. I am also a mother of a happy, healthy 6 year old daughter and my mental illness has never rendered me unable to care for her. I have never been suicidal, nor have I ever tried to harm someone else. At my worst, I simply did not want to do anything; didn't want to leave the house or eat food. The "mania" aspect of my supposed bipolar just made me extremely irritable where I just wanted to be left alone, but I was never violent. I'm a good citizen!
Any opinions or advice would be appreciated.
New to the forum here and I thought maybe someone here might have an answer for me.
I just got my first gun a couple weeks ago. My family has always been big into guns. I plan on taking lessons soon. I also want to pursue a concealed pistol permit but I have a problem.
A couple years ago I was struggling with a little depression/anxiety. I decided to go see a psychiatrist thinking a little professional counseling could help me get back on track. well, I walked out of her office 15 minutes later with a diagnosed mental condition called bipolar II, a mild form of regular bipolar. Looking back, I wish I wouldn't have sought help from a psychiatrist. I've always doubted the diagnosis. I should have went to a basic therapist instead because I wasn't looking for a diagnosis or meds. I don't know what I was thinking. I should know better being a nurse. Now I will forever have on my medical record that I am bipolar.
Anyways, I live in Michigan. One of the rules for getting a concealed pistol license is that you can not have a diagnosed mental illness at the time that you apply. So I am pretty certain that my application will be denied just based on that.
What I am wondering is if it would be fruitless to apply for a permit and then an appeal once I am denied? I am wondering if going before the board with the appeal and explaining some things to them would help? I also plan to tell them that I am a NICU nurse (I take care of critically ill newborns and infants). It's a very stressful job but my supposed mental illness has never prevented me from being a good nurse. I am also a mother of a happy, healthy 6 year old daughter and my mental illness has never rendered me unable to care for her. I have never been suicidal, nor have I ever tried to harm someone else. At my worst, I simply did not want to do anything; didn't want to leave the house or eat food. The "mania" aspect of my supposed bipolar just made me extremely irritable where I just wanted to be left alone, but I was never violent. I'm a good citizen!
Any opinions or advice would be appreciated.
