In another thread about guns and the events at VaTech, someone mentioned a number of criminals who were on psychotropic medications. They were mentioned in a way that was a slur on those medications and anyone who takes them. That attitude only reinforces my decision not to disclose myself as being on psychiatric medication.

There are many people who are more or less normal with their meds--as normal as anyone else that is--and who are no less capable of responsibly owning a gun. But perceptions persist, and the mentally ill keep getting slandered. I will not use my real name until I feel much safer about doing so.