I don’t know why no one is worried about him being homicidal? Saying someone can and their own life if they feel like it is one thing. This guy is bipolar, which who knows in his manic state that he might turn his sadness outward in anger at others. Or, even during a depression. I am in no way saying bipolar people are homocidal maniacs in general, I am only saying, that we should consider that if he is unstable (I have no idea how unstable this person is) that it possibly is not only about endangering his own life, but also the life of others.
You might know the story of former VA Governor Deeds. His son had been diagnosed bipolar I believe, I am not sure if that was a misdiagnosis though, or possibly he had additional diagnosis. His was in his early 20’s if I remember the story right, when he was going very downhill again and his dad took him to the ER to get him committed for a few days, and the ER sent him home. Either that night or within a couple of days (I don’t remember the timeline) his son stabbed his father and then ran off and killed himself with a gun. I wonder how the Governor feels about having kept guns in their home.
When I worked in a psych hospital we had quite a few people with severe psychiatric problems who owned guns. They were poor, lived in the ghetto, and felt they needed guns to protect themselves. Unfortunately, mental illness can be part of poverty, and poverty can also lead to unsafe living conditions. Add in I was in a part of the country where guns are heralded as a fabulous thing and part of American pride. Certainly, you don’t have to be poor to be mentally ill or own a gun, we know that, and it is outlined in my story above about the Governor and his family, but my only point is poor urban areas tend to have more danger of violence in general.